Taught in transit: Immigration raid reveals 'school' for migrant children

02, Feb 2023

A multi-agency Immigration Department-led raid at a migrant settlement in Nilai Spring, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday saw the arrests and detention of 67 undocumented migrants including a 72-year-old and a two-month-old baby.

Of those arrested, Malaysiakini understands there are school-aged children being prepared for integration with the Indonesian national school system once they returned home permanently.

Jakarta-based NGO Migrant Care said the children from East Nusa Tenggara are being taught in a makeshift learning centre... 

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