Immigration Officers: Rohingya Muslims

immigration officers: They were, we had been given the impression, among the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who had fled northern Rakhine state in Burma for Bangladesh last year in an exodus the United States and other countries condemned as ethnic cleansing, according to Toronto Star. A Rohingya Muslim behind barbed wire in the Taung Pyo border area between Burma and Bangladesh, in Maungdaw Township, Burma, July 26. Inside, a row of men sat huddled against the wall as armed police and immigration officers stood over them. Dozens of Rohingya Muslims have been repatriated, officials said, thanks to the good will of the Burmese government, but like nearly every interaction on a recent government-led trip for journalists to the epicentre of the crisis, cracks appeared in the official story line. But like nearly every interaction on a recent government-led trip for journalists to the epicenter of the crisis, cracks appeared in the official story line. ADAM DEAN / The New York Times Now, dozens had been repatriated, officials said, thanks to the goodwill of the Burma government, which wanted to show off its commitment to welcoming back the Rohingya and the rows of barracks it had prepared for the returnees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.