At least 27 Chinese nationals arrested at various illegal online gambling establishments have been deported, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Friday (Aug. 2).
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Tansingco said Chinese nationals were sent back to their home country on Thursday (August 1) after they were arrested in several operations conducted by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) in the cities of Las Pinas, Pasay and Tarlac.
“The Bureau of Immigration remains committed to enforcing our immigration laws and ensuring that aliens who violate those laws are treated appropriately,” Tansingco said.
“Our cooperation with other agencies such as the PAOCC underscores our joint effort to maintain law and order in the country,” he added.
