CrimeUnable to pay for flights, trafficked workers languish in detention or sleep on the streetsWorkers who were tricked or trafficked into Myanmar scam centers remain in limbo at a compound inside KK Park, a scam hub near Myanmar's border with Thailand, in February. Thousands of foreigners who were forced to work in Southeast Asian scam centers remain in limbo, unable to go home. © ReutersFIONA KELLIHERJune 19, 2026 14:19 JSTLONDON -- Inside a crowded immigration detention center in Phnom Penh, Alex* sits on a mat sandwiched between other detainees. He says he eats one meal of plain rice daily.