THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for expediting the local cases of the 4 Japanese deportees wanted in the Luffy case.

“This has been a constant frustration for immigration authorities,” said BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco. “There are many instances wherein we are unable to implement the deportation of a foreign national because of their pending cases here in the Philippines,” he added.

Department of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier said that the department will look into ways to deal with deportations being held off by local cases in the country.

“The support of the Department to push for the immediate resolution of these cases is really helpful,” said Tansingco. “This action would also majorly help us decongest our facility,” he added.

The BI’s facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig has a capacity of 140 wards, but is currently housing more than 300 deportees.

The BI also announced that they are set to deport two more Japanese nationals tagged as prime suspects in the ‘Luffy’ case.

Tomonobu Saito,45, and Yuki Watanabe, 38, are set to be deported on Wednesday after having been cleared of their local cases in the Philippines.

& Hector Lawas  

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