Thai Nationals Removed via Poipet in Joint Immigration Operation

PHNOM PENH — October 21, 2026: Cambodian border police, immigration officers and provincial officials jointly deported 24 Thai nationals through the Poipet international border gate on Wednesday morning, according to the border post.

The group included nine women, the post said in a statement on Facebook. Officials gave the grounds for the deportations as illegal stay and work in Cambodia and unlawful entry into a military site.


Brigadier General Chamroeun Yi, chief of the Poipet international border gate police post, directed the operation. The Siem Reap deportation preparation office and the Immigration Department's investigation and procedures directorate took part, along with Banteay Meanchey deputy governor Liem Soda and other institutions, the post said.

Source: Poipet International Border Gate Police Post (Facebook)


Reported by The Khmer Daily Network