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Illegal Pakistani migrants disguised as soccer players sent to Japan
Release Date
2025-09-25
Media
NIKKEI Asia
Summary
Pakistani human smugglers are reportedly using fake football teams to send migrants to Japan. The scheme was exposed in June when 22 Pakistanis posing as a football team were stopped at Kansai Airport in Osaka and deported after failing to prove their identities as athletes.
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Deportation
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2025-11-05
Deportations double under ‘zero illegal residents’ plan(The Asahi Shimbun)
Deportation
2025-09-25
Illegal Pakistani migrants disguised as soccer players sent to Japan(NIKKEI Asia)
Deportation
