BI reports sharp rise in fugitive arrests

BI deports over 1.4K undesirable aliens

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported more than 1,400 foreigners in the first half of the year for violation of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado disclosed on Monday that Chinese deportees totaled 957.Also deported were 231 Vietnamese, 41 South Koreans, 41 Malaysians, and 37 Burmese.They were ordered deported by the three-man BI Board of Commissioners after finding them guilty of committing …

BI reports 'sharp rise' in PH foreign fugitive arrests

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Monday a "sharp rise" in the number of foreign fugitive arrests in the Philippines during the first half of 2025.

BI reports sharp rise in fugitive arrests

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday reported a “sharp rise” in the number of foreign fugitives arrested, with the agency recording 268 arrests from January to June this year, a “fourfold increase” from the 69 arrests made in the same period last year. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said in a statement that the increase in apprehension reflects the agency’s “intensified efforts to rid the country of undesirable alie…

BI: 268 foreign fugitives arrested

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested 268 foreign fugitives in the first six months of the year, the agency reported yesterday, noting a four-fold increase compared to 69 apprehensions made during the same period in 2024.

BI rounds uprecord 268 alien fugitives - Manila Standard

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a record 268 foreign fugitives from January to June this year. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the