The Prisons Department in Malaysia would execute a study to enhance the security at the Immigration Detention Depots. This would be done by increasing the number of experts and security officers. Datuk Zulkifli, the Director-General of the Prisons Department, these officers who have been deployed at the Immigration depots would look into the various requirements such as expertise, recruitment of personnel and other relevant measures that need to be implement at each of the depot. This has come about the government took a decision to deploy 3 officers from the Prison Department which would constitute of an administrator, a Sergeant Major or a Sub Inspector and an Assistant Administrator. These officers would be placed at the three Immigration Detention Depots at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

According to Datuk Lee Chee Leong, the Deputy Home Minister, the Prisons, Immigration and RELA would handle thirteen Immigration Department depots present in the nation. This would be done in order to strengthen the operations. The security and the detention aspects would be catered to by the Prisons Department. The Immigration department would deal with migration issues and documentation and the RELA would handle the security outside.

The above was decided upon after an incident where twenty Afghans were caught as victims of human trafficking. They fled the detention centre at the International Airport by cutting through the Security grills in order to open the gates. Post this, twenty immigration officers who were in-charge then have been suspended.

The above has made the authorities alert enough to take the instant steps and put into practice ASAP.