Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested five illegal aliens who are now facing deportation for violating the country’s immigration laws.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the foreigners – an American, 2 Indians, a Pakistani, and a Vietnamese were arrested in separate operations conducted by agents of the BI intelligence division.
He urged the public to support the BI’s campaign by reporting the presence of any illegal alien in their neighborhood and communities so they could be arrested, expelled, and barred from re-entering the country.
BI intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said that BI agents arrested in Baguio City an American national identified as Victor Florendo Carpiso, 63, who was found to have overstayed in the country. Vito Barcelo
Investigation revealed that Carpiso never left the country since 2013 when he last arrived here as a tourist. BI operatives arrested an Indian national named Tejinder Singh, 41, for illegally acquiring a residence visa in the country.
Singh allegedly managed to secure a working visa from the BI through fraud and misrepresentation as the company that purportedly employs him is fictitious.
Meanwhile, Regional intelligence agents arrested Pakistani Saleem Khan, 29, in Agoo, La Union for overstaying. Also arrested for overstaying the following day, was Indian national Prakash Raj Ramara, 26, in Brgy. Sagpon, in Legazpi, Albay.