{"id":10219,"date":"2024-08-28T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10219"},"modified":"2024-08-28T18:37:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:37:01","slug":"more-than-400-cases-lodged-via-immigration-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10219","title":{"rendered":"More than 400 cases lodged via Immigration Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two months since its launch, more than 400 cases have been reported via the &#8216;Immigration Watch&#8217; launched by the Maldives Immigration to report unlawful activities carried out by expatriates.<\/p>\n<p>Since its official launch on July 17 and until August 26, Immigration states it received a total of 437 reports via the platform. 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