Posted on 05/09/2019 10:39:05 AM PDT by blam
Sri Lankan immigration authorities revealed this week that nearly 50 foreigners without valid visas are among the hundreds deported by the South Asian island nation in the wake of the Islamic State (ISIS)-linked attack that primarily attacked Christians on Easter Sunday.
On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s News 1st learned from a spokesperson for the country’s Immigration and Emigration Department that “a total of 48 foreigners without valid visas have been deported” from the island nation.
“The media spokesperson added that further investigations are underway to arrest individuals without visas,” the Sri Lankan news outlet noted.
News 1st’s report came after Sri Lanka’s Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena revealed on Sunday that immigration authorities had recently removed 200 Islamic clerics from the country over concerns that they could potentially radicalize locals.
According to the National from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the clerics are among “more than 600 foreign nationals” Sri Lanka is expected to deport in the wake of the Easter attacks for having expired visas.
It is unclear whether or not the 600 figure includes the 48 who were recently deported.
News 1st cited Gayan Milinda, a spokesperson for Sri Lanka’s immigration authorities, as noting that a total of “108 foreigners who overstayed their welcome were arrested,” including the 48 who were subsequently deported.
As far as the nationality of the deportees, Milinda only said eight of 13 foreigners arrested in the past week are Pakistani nationals.
The United States and some of Pakistan’s neighbors have repeatedly accused Islamabad of harboring Islamic terrorists.
Sri Lankan authorities reportedly believe one of the top jihadis behind the attack trained in India, which allegedly warned the island nation of potential attacks.
Marking one of the deadliest jihadi assaults on Easter, ISIS-linked terrorists affiliated with the local jihadi outfit National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ)
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