The system formerly included components such as custody and repatriation for individuals without a residence permit; "forced job placement," which has not been widely practiced since the 1990s; and "shelter and investigation," a system of detentions for individuals under legal investigation, which was abolished in 1996.
The punishments for such crimes are severe, and include heavy fines, imprisonment ranging from three to fifteen months, and repatriation: for those arrested in police crackdowns for immigration offences, there is the possibility that they can be repatriated without trial, "blacklisted" and refused re-entry to Hong Kong [ 7].
While our relations with Vietnam have improved, and U.S. investment is welcomed, we need unceasing efforts to obtain an accounting for, and repatriation of the remains of, Americans who gave their lives in the cause of Vietnamese freedom.
They have gone to court to sue, under the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act, for the return of the remains.
ANOTHER insurer in Indianapolis, Specialty Risk International, charges $32 for $100,000 of evacuation and repatriation coverage for a two-week trip.
MoreThan, meanwhile, excludes terrorism from its travel policy cover, but will meet medical and repatriation costs for policyholders who are injured.
Medex Insurance Services, an insurance and evacuation company that is part of the Medex Global Group, both in Towson, Md., sells $100,000 of hospitalization, evacuation, emergency dental and repatriation coverage for as little as $4 a day.
But the Chinese government also orders periodic sweeps and repatriation campaigns, sometimes for political reasons or when the number of border crossers becomes too big.
Medical evacuation and repatriation insurance is for international travel and allows you to be treated, stabilized, and then flown home as quickly as possible.
(In the United States, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has provided for the repatriation of such remains since 1990).
The International Office of Migration said Libya has yet to request an assistance programme, and repatriation flights it runs for some Africans to return home are rejected by asylum seekers from the horn of Africa.
