KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Immigration Department has deported a total of 316 undocumented migrants back to the Philippines on March 6, after months of border lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With some immigration rules being eased and negotiations with the Philippines consul-general, the migrants were finally allowed to return to their country via sea routes from the Sandakan jetty at about 7pm.
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