PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department supports the plan to have an “alternative to detention” facilities for children of illegal immigrants, but says such premises must be able to accommodate parents or guardians of the children.
Director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the children could not be separated from those who were taking care of them, be it their parents or guardians.
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