The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday arrested 1,269 Chinese nationals suspected to be illegally working in Clark, Pampanga.
Citing initial reports, BI commissioner Jaime Morente said the foreigners were apprehended at a popular rest and recreation facility there.
The operation was carried out due to a directive from the Department of Justice.
Morente said the foreigners’ documents are being verified based on intelligence information that the Chinese nationals illegally entered the country to work here.
In an initial report to the BI chief, the agency’s Fugitive Search Unit said the operation was carried out at Fontana in Clark, in cooperation with local police units.
The arrested foreigners are being processed and secured by elements of the Special Action Force at the Fontana food center, said BI spokesperson Tonette Mangrobang. CDG
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