New Deportation Regulations
Thailand has approved new regulations for deporting foreigners, including those deemed to violate moral norms or commit serious crimes. The Interior Minister now has broad authority to fast-track deportations, requiring prisons to submit case files 15 days before a foreign inmate's release.
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Interior Minister gains sweeping powers to deport foreigners
Thailand's Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has issued new regulations granting himself broad authority to fast-track deportations of foreign criminals, illegal workers, and their accomplices. Prisons must now submit case files 15 days before a foreign inmate's release to allow immediate deportation. The move expands the minister's powers over foreign nationals in Thailand.
Cabinet backs faster deportation for immoral foreigners
The Thai cabinet has approved in principle a draft regulation allowing faster deportation of foreigners whose conduct is deemed incompatible with Thai morals or social norms, or who commit serious crimes. The regulation is under legal review and considered urgent, but no implementation date is set.
Thailand Approves First Formal Deportation Regulations
The Cabinet approved draft regulations establishing Thailand's first unified deportation procedure. Foreigners can be removed for illegal entry/stay, unauthorized work, violating the Foreign Business Act, document forgery, or crimes carrying 3+ years in prison.