THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has barred the entry of 2,700 undesirable foreigners into the country in the first six months of 2017 as part of the agency’s intensified border security campaign.

Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Wednesday that the figure was 39 percent higher than the 1,948 recorded for the same period in 2016.

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