SA KAEO, 18 April 2026 — Thai authorities on Friday deported 106 Cambodian nationals who had entered the country illegally, handing them over to officials at the Khlong Luek border crossing in Aranyaprathet district.
At 14:00, officers from the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Office, immigration police, paramilitary rangers, customs officials and related agencies carried out the repatriation at the Thai-Cambodian Friendship Bridge.
The group comprised 64 men, 25 women and 17 dependants. All had been arrested for illegal entry and residing in Thailand without permission.
Cambodian immigration officials and relevant authorities received the group at the midpoint of the bridge. The handover proceeded without incident, officials said.
