PUTRAJAYA: More than 220,000 illegal immigrants have left Malaysia before the Dec 31 deadline, a much higher figure than anticipated by the authorities.
Immigration Department enforcement director Datuk Ishak Mohamed said the department had originally anticipated 200,000 to leave the country but the number rose even before the raids, which would be conducted by local authorities from Saturday.
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