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By SHEILA LASIBORI
THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has launched an
operation to rid the country of aliens who have entered the country
illegally and are known to be living in various provinces.
The operation is codenamed Rausim Alien, which is being carried out with
the assistance of police and Labour Department officials.
The operation was started in Milne Bay province.
Officers from the immigration and citizenship service division are now
in Mt Hagen to conduct ‘on the spot’ check on foreigners living and
working there.
Two officers from the division yesterday travelled to Mt Hagen where
they are expected to conduct the checks with assistance from police and
officers from the Labour Department.
Acting director general Joseph Nobetau in a letter dated Sept 7,
informed the provincial administrator of Western Highlands province of
the checks, which was originally scheduled to start last Sunday but was
deferred.
West New Britain is the next province being targeted by the department.
A Chinese national was fined K4,000 last Thursday to avoid a five-month
jail term for remaining in the country without an entry permit, was
deported yesterday.
Compliance division officers from the Department of Foreign Affairs and
Immigration were yesterday at the Jackson International Airport and made
sure Dongzin Zheng departed on the Singapore flight at 3pm.
Dongzin paid the fine after the Boroko District Court convicted him of
breaching Section 6 (1) (a) of the Migration Act.
The court issued a certificate of conviction dated Sept 6 against
Dongzin of Minxin village, Fujian province.
Migration officials have also detained two Asians at the Boroko police
station after suspecting the men of “dubiously obtaining entry permits
and visas.”
Officers from the department said the men were arrested last Thursday
and would be deported this Thursday after travel arrangements via Hong
Kong are finalised.
 
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