21.   Interior ministry officials from both countries also signed a deal aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from crossing their borders.

22.   Malaysia has launched a sea and air operation to prevent illegal immigrants landing on the west coast of the peninsula, newspapers reported Saturday.

23.   Officials in Greece and the rest of the EU have often criticized Turkey for not doing enough to prevent illegal immigrants.

24.   Simitis said his government will make every effort to prevent illegal immigrants from entering Greece.

25.   Sarawak province, where Kuching is located, has tightened border security to prevent Indonesian immigrants from entering from Kalimantan, an official said Thursday.

26.   The operation was part of regular exercises to prevent illegal immigrants from entering, illegal fishing and desludging in Malaysian waters.

27.   He would then re-establish French borders and try to prevent more immigrants making it into the country.

28.   The mayor of a southern French town has asked the government to give legal backing to his efforts to prevent immigrants from going to live there.