KALBAR - Not having a passport and work documents, violating the PSBB and being involved in criminal cases, 160 Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) were deported by the Malaysian Government through the Entikong Integrated National Cross-border Post (PLBN), Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan.

"Those who were sent home consisted of 77 people from West Kalimantan, 83 others from outside of West Kalimantan," said the chief of the Protection and Empowerment section of BP3TKI Pontianak, Andi Kusuma Irfandi, in Pontianak, Thursday (18/2/2021).

According to Andi Kusuman, these Indonesian Migrant Workers were sent home because of their involvement in several cases, such as immigration matters due to not having a permit or passport. Some violate the law by using drugs, getting into fights and violating the Recovery Movement Control Order (PKPP) or commonly known as PSBB in handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

"There are 87 people who do not have a passport, 56 people do not have permits, two were involved in online gambling, six people consume drugs, two violate PKPP, three people live with their parents and the other four are due to other criminal cases," Andi said.

Of all the migrant workers who were deported and repatriated, there were 131 men and 29 women out of a total of 160 people.

"For migrant workers who come from outside West Kalimantan will soon be returned to their hometown, which of course with adherence to the health protocols," said Andi. *** / ye