Over 400 Malaysians are apparently among the 1,445,549 non-American citizens who have received final deportation orders from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations’s (ERO) data released in November 2024, it is revealed that 435 Malaysians are currently on ICE’s non-detain docket with final removal orders, placing our country among the mid-range countries affected by the potential deportations.
This data is currently going viral online as the Donald Trump administration, which took over the Oval Office this month, has initiated an immigration enforcement campaign.
Every country is obligated to accept return of citizens
The document also explained that there are several ways for non-citizens of the US to remain in the country despite a final order of removal.
“Non-citizens may pursue a form of relief or protection from removal, which may include asylum, withholding of removal or protection under the Convention against Torture. If a non-citizen is granted any form of relief from removal, ICE is unable to effectuate the removal,” they shared.
Additionally, the US government believes that every country is obligated to accept the return of their citizens who are being deported.
“Lack of cooperation from the foreign governments delay and, in many cases, inhibit the removal process,”
“The US government requests foreign governments take appropriate steps to confirm the citizenship of non-citizens suspected to be their nationals, which include conducting interviews, issuing travel documents in a timely manner and accepting the physical return of their nationals by scheduled commercial or charter flights consistent with ICE and/or foreign government removal guidelines,” they added.
The lack of cooperation from countries in accepting the return of their nationals may lead to ICE classifying them as uncooperative or at risk of non-compliance.
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