MACHANG, Oct 17 — Immigration depots nationwide are facing capacity pressures due to daily enforcement operations against undocumented migrants, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

He said the depots had a combined capacity of about 20,000 people, but the continuous arrival of individuals detained during enforcement operations had led to overcrowding.

The increase in detainees is also result of the Immigration Department’s mapping of areas with high concentrations of foreign nationals based on data collected and analysed from enforcement operations nationwide.

“The mapping exercise enables the authorities to identify areas that are frequently used as settlements or gathering places by foreign nationals.