Thai Examiner
Rapid deportation order from PM means scrapping the rule that prisoners must pay for their flights home in advance
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Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt is preparing reforms to speed deportations, end lengthy detention for foreign offenders and cut state costs. Backed by PM Anutin, the plan targets criminals, scam gangs and illegal operators while easing overcr
Key facts
- Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt is preparing reforms to speed deportations, end lengthy detention for foreign offenders and cut state costs
- Government targets faster deportations to stop repeat offending and tighten enforcement of Thai law
- Immigration law requires deportees to fund flights home, creating lengthy delays in removals
- Overcrowded detention centres face scrutiny after years of prolonged confinement and detainee deaths
- State-funded removals seen as cheaper than years of detention and supervision of deportees
- Police and Interior Ministry set for talks as government prepares immigration law amendments
Summary
Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt is preparing legal changes ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that could transform Thailand’s deportation system, speed the removal of foreign offenders and reduce pressure on overcrowded immigration detention centres.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s drive to accelerate the deportation of foreign offenders could reshape a system that has remained largely unchanged for decades.