ABU DHABI Ñ Bahrain's interior ministry has directed to track
and deport illegal migrants to the sheikdom.
Officials said thousands of south Asians, particularly from Bangladesh and Pakistan,
were infiltrating Bahrain and flooding the job market.
"The crackdown follows direct instructions from His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa," Labor Minister Majid Al Alawi said on
Nov. 26.
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The ministry has established a police unit to track and arrest illegal
residents. Officials said 100 officers have been assigned and would to
coordinate with the Labor Ministry.
Al Alawi said the new police unit would also battle human trafficking
rings. He said the ministry plans to establish detention centers for illegal
laborers.