Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested two illegal aliens in separate operations in Cebu and Manila.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the foreigners, an American and a Chinese, were nabbed by operatives of the BI intelligence division in separate operations conducted in Carcar City and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Tansingco said the aliens are currently detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City while undergoing deportation proceedings for violating Philippine immigration laws.
BI intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. identified the American as 48-year-old Barry Lee Jordan who was cornered at his partner’s residence in Barangay Upper Buenavista, Carcar City.
Members of the BI’s regional intelligence operations unit based in Cebu reported that Jordan had been overstaying in the country for more than seven years or since Dec. 27, 2015 when he last arrived as a tourist.
Jordan reportedly failed to present any travel document when confronted by the arresting team, thus he will also be deported for being an undocumented alien.
Jordan was also charged for being an undesirable alien and considered a threat to the community. Videos of Jordan circulated on YouTube threatening a bartender with a knife.
Manahan also reported that elements from the BI’s border control and intelligence group (BCIU) at the NAIA 3 terminal intercepted and arrested an Indian national who was caught with a fraudulent entry visa on his passport.
Harwinder Singh, 33, was about to board a flight to New Delhi when the immigration officer who processed him doubted the authenticity of the Philippine entry visa on his passport.
Examination conducted by the BI’s forensic documents laboratory confirmed that the said visa was fake.