Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco expressed alarm over the use of genuine, but illegally acquired Philippine passports by overstaying foreign nationals The BI chief noted that immigration officers have seized a number of fraudulently-acquired passports since the start of the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an alleged American pedophile wanted by authorities in Wisconsin for sexually molesting a child nearly two decades ago. Bureau of Immigration Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as Francisco Gomez, 62, who was arrested in...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested four South Koreans allegedly wanted by authorities in Seoul for serious crimes. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the four were arrested in various operations of their fugitive search unit (FSU) in Metro Manila and Pampanga. “We are...
Human traffickers are now targeting young professionals by promising them with high-paying jobs abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) disclosed on Wednesday, Feb. 15. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the rescue of eight professionals who were all forced to work in cryptocurrency racket in...
The United States Marshals Service will train Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel on law enforcement, self-protection and arrest procedures. In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said agents of their wardens facility (BIWF) and fugitive search unit (FSU) are scheduled to attend a...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted seven women, believed to be human trafficking victims, who were all bound for Iraq and posing as tourists. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the passengers were disallowed to board a...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has abolished the port operations division (POD) which managed all the activities at international airports and the international seaport in Zamboanga City. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco (File photo by Bureau of Immigration) The functions of the powerful...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported on Tuesday, Feb. 7, two foreign crime ring members who are allegedly involved in violent robberies in Japan. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified them as Fujita Toshiya and Imamura Kiyoto, both 38 years old. photo: Bureau of Immigration The deportation...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers arrested have arrested two foreign nationals with fake travel papers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). BI border control Investigation unit (BCIU) chief Dennis Alcedo identified the duo as 30-year-old Chinese national Zhang Yang and Indian Malkeet...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have intercepted six suspected victims of an alleged crypto trafficking syndicate while on their way out of the country through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and at the Clark International Airport. Ann Camille Mina, chief of the BI's Travel...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested a Japanese fugitive wanted by authorities in his country for alleged involvement in illegal recruitment and falsification of official documents. Bureau of Immigration Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 50-year-old Amano Mototaka was...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Just under 1,000 children -- separated from their parents while attempting to enter the United States during Donald Trump's presidency -- have yet to be reunited, the current US government said Thursday. When President Joe Biden took over from Trump in January 2021, he...
