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Maldives Launches ‘Operation Kurangi’ to Tackle Issue of Undocumented Migrants

The Maldives government has launched 'Operation Kurangi', a nationwide operation led by the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives Immigration and the Maldives Police Service to identify undocumented migrants and regularise their status, beginning on Himmafushi Island in Kaafu Atoll. Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusaan said the operation is expected to span three years, with the first phase of identification and reintegration planned for completion within a year.

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  • Operation Kurangi aims to confront the enduring challenge of undocumented immigrants and devise a definitive resolution. We perceive this as a matter of national security and are addressing it with corresponding gravity

    Ali Ihusaan, Homeland Security Minister Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • Numerous individuals [immigrants] are engaging in this practice persistently. The societal implications of these actions are substantial. The risk posed to the state is also significant.

    Ali Ihusaan, Homeland Security Minister Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • over 40,000 immigrants registered under the 2019 programme Maldives Republic With the objective of addressing the substantial number of undocumented migrants in the country, over 40,000 immigrants were registered through this programme.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 100,000 migrant workers legislative cap on migrant workers from a single country Maldives Republic The legislative cap on the number of migrant workers from a single country, who are permitted to enter and work in the country at any given time, stands at 100,000.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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