130,000 undocumented migrants opt for voluntary return home in 2025


KUALA LUMPUR: Some 130,603 undocumented migrants registered to return voluntarily to their home countries under the Migrant Repatriation Programme last year, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the figure was recorded between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2025.

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