Africans in Malaysia
Africans in Malaysia or African Malaysians, are people of full or partial African descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Large-scale, uncontrolled immigration from Africa to Malaysia is only a recent phenomenon, with Europe and the rest of Asia traditionally being the largest sources of migration to Malaysia. Although Africans in Malaysia are of diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, educational and employment backgrounds; the vast majority of Black Africans in Malaysia were born or originated from Nigeria. Most originally came posing as students, businessmen and tourists, but the vast majority overstayed their visa and  ended up as illegal residents in Malaysia. Immigration of Africans to Malaysia and other Asian countries has become increasingly common due to tighter restrictions on immigration in Europe. Many of them come to Malaysia to carry out "Nigerian Prince Scams", due to lack of cyber-crime legislation in Malaysia and unwillingness of the Royal Malaysian Police in prosecuting Nigerians in fear of being accused of racial discrimination against other Muslim Nigerians. In 2012, around 79,352 Africans entered Malaysia legally. They were issued with a total of 25,467 student visas. Illegal immigrant and crime issues. From January to October 2011, the  Malaysian Immigration Department has arrested 764 Africans, and compounded 1,107 Africans while another 146 have been deported back to their countries. There has been much emphasis on involvement in crimes including ‘black money’, cyber crime, Class A narcotic trafficking, murder, ethinic cleansing, rape and robbery. In response, UMNO, the largest far right political party in Malaysia had launched "Operasi Burung Gagak" (Operation Black Crow)- by establishing self-appointed vigilante group known as "Jaguh Katuanan Melayu" (The Malay Defenders), deliberately targeting and persecuting Black Africans. The UMNO had officially declared the end of Operasi Burung Gagak following their lost in the  Malaysian General Election in 2018.