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Officials say 51 broke immigration visa rules

  • Published: 5/03/2010 at 12:00 AM
  • Newspaper section: News
US immigration officials have arrested 51 Thai students in Florida for breaking immigration rules.

They were among 100 foreign students detained on Tuesday and Wednesday. All were studying at Florida Language School and are now being held at Broward Transitional Center and Krome Processing Center, deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said yesterday.

The US Immigration Office reported to the Thai embassy in Washington that the students did not comply with their F1 visa requirements which stipulate full-time study. Their school was shut down and faulted with not strictly enforcing the visa rules with its students.

"The 51 Thai students have not been allowed bail and they will meet the immigration judge within the next two days as the judge will consider them on a case-by-case basis," Mr Thani said.

"If found guilty, they may fight the charge or travel back to Thailand."

The embassy has coordinated with the US Immigration Office, the Thai community in Florida and its honorary consul, and sent its staff to help the students.

"The Thai embassy also stressed to US immigration that the Thai students require fair treatment," he said.

US immigration warned other Thai students who have violated visa rules to return to Thailand, inform US authorities or contact their embassy to avoid arrest, Mr Thani said.

In another development, 32 Thai labourers were arrested in Poland for working illegally, the secretary to the foreign minister, Chavanond Intarakolmayasut, said yesterday.

The first group of 20 labourers was nabbed on Feb 11 in Zielona Gora city for not having work permits, he said.

They were lured by a job recruitment firm to Poland with a promise of jobs at mushroom farms but instead were sent to work in the fruit processing industry.

They were ordered by Poland's Administrative Court to return to Thailand within three months, Mr Chavanond said.

The Thai embassy in Poland criticised the Polish immigration office for failing to inform the embassy immediately and also called on it to investigate the recruitment company in Poland.

Twelve more Thai labourers were arrested on Monday on the same charge and were released the same day. They will leave Poland this week, Mr Chavanond said.

Relatives of the workers arrested on Feb 11 will seek a meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today to seek help from the government.

The Thai Labour Campaign, which assisted them, said the workers were the victims of human traffickers who convinced them to work in Poland.

The non-governmental organisation accused Polish employers of tipping off Polish authorities to arrest them.

After they finished their farm jobs, the employers tipped off authorities so they did not have to pay them their wages, the Thai Labour Campaign said. The Thais had to pay between 270,000 and 400,000 baht to an agent who had arranged for the work in Poland, it said.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/33890/thai-students-arrested-in-us



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This is pure thai affairs... not our lao affairs...


  

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It's not matter of who you are.....ppl will go to anywhere, any country to get a job, to make a living, to put food on the table whether legally or not.  Phlipine  is even worse.   Phillipine  pple go every where in the world to get job bcoz their own gov't is so corrupted.  2ndly, their gov't has a contract w/other countries 4 laboring job.  It's sad, sad situation............

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laolamleuak wrote:

Officials say 51 broke immigration visa rules

  • Published: 5/03/2010 at 12:00 AM
  • Newspaper section: News
US immigration officials have arrested 51 Thai students in Florida for breaking immigration rules.

They were among 100 foreign students detained on Tuesday and Wednesday. All were studying at Florida Language School and are now being held at Broward Transitional Center and Krome Processing Center, deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said yesterday.

The US Immigration Office reported to the Thai embassy in Washington that the students did not comply with their F1 visa requirements which stipulate full-time study. Their school was shut down and faulted with not strictly enforcing the visa rules with its students.

"The 51 Thai students have not been allowed bail and they will meet the immigration judge within the next two days as the judge will consider them on a case-by-case basis," Mr Thani said.

"If found guilty, they may fight the charge or travel back to Thailand."

The embassy has coordinated with the US Immigration Office, the Thai community in Florida and its honorary consul, and sent its staff to help the students.

"The Thai embassy also stressed to US immigration that the Thai students require fair treatment," he said.

US immigration warned other Thai students who have violated visa rules to return to Thailand, inform US authorities or contact their embassy to avoid arrest, Mr Thani said.

In another development, 32 Thai labourers were arrested in Poland for working illegally, the secretary to the foreign minister, Chavanond Intarakolmayasut, said yesterday.

The first group of 20 labourers was nabbed on Feb 11 in Zielona Gora city for not having work permits, he said.

They were lured by a job recruitment firm to Poland with a promise of jobs at mushroom farms but instead were sent to work in the fruit processing industry.

They were ordered by Poland's Administrative Court to return to Thailand within three months, Mr Chavanond said.

The Thai embassy in Poland criticised the Polish immigration office for failing to inform the embassy immediately and also called on it to investigate the recruitment company in Poland.

Twelve more Thai labourers were arrested on Monday on the same charge and were released the same day. They will leave Poland this week, Mr Chavanond said.

Relatives of the workers arrested on Feb 11 will seek a meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today to seek help from the government.

The Thai Labour Campaign, which assisted them, said the workers were the victims of human traffickers who convinced them to work in Poland.

The non-governmental organisation accused Polish employers of tipping off Polish authorities to arrest them.

After they finished their farm jobs, the employers tipped off authorities so they did not have to pay them their wages, the Thai Labour Campaign said. The Thais had to pay between 270,000 and 400,000 baht to an agent who had arranged for the work in Poland, it said.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/33890/thai-students-arrested-in-us


We all know that majority of these people are not here to study and it does not take a genius to figure out who else are behind so call Florida Language School that is how they can bring these people here to America.... to work "under the table" in their restaurant.....and these people pay big bucks to come here...not just here try Saudi Arabia..there alot of  them there also.

 



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What is Florida Language School ?? i've never heard it before. it' kindda technical or ESL School ??

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I saw them in thai tv, they had to borrow money from banks (400 000 baht) to pay the round trip and the brokers oh ! poor them ! why are they so silly ? with 400 000 B they could do a lot of things in thailand...

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Welcome to the ESL in the USA directory of English language schools and programs in Florida.





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chiip wrote:

I saw them in thai tv, they had to borrow money from banks (400 000 baht) to pay the round trip and the brokers oh ! poor them ! why are they so silly ? with 400 000 B they could do a lot of things in thailand...


see! what I mean?

Nangdarling,

"We all know that majority of these people are not here to study and it does not take a genius to figure out who else are behind so call Florida Language School that is how they can bring these people here to America.... to work "under the table" in their restaurant.....and these people pay big bucks to come here...not just here try Saudi Arabia..there alot of  them there also."

 



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I think it's not just only Thai student breaking the rules but so many nationalities also doing that. What to do? They are human and looking for a job with a good money.

Same as many of you guys here are finding the best way for living.

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I think it's not just only Thai student breaking the rules but so many nationalities also doing that. What to do? They are human and looking for a job with a good money.

Same as many of you guys here are finding the best way for living.


so its ok to do it just as long as you are not the only one? This is beyond breaking the law....

 



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Anonymous wrote:

I think it's not just only Thai student breaking the rules but so many nationalities also doing that. What to do? They are human and looking for a job with a good money.

Same as many of you guys here are finding the best way for living.


i can't believe it, i thought Thai are the best and good living in their county ,why they come here to be slave in restaurant .

 



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