Police in Taoyuan arrested a Vietnamese migrant worker after spotting that his residency card photo did not match his face — a routine enforcement win, and bad news for workers living undocumented in Taiwan.

• Officers checking IDs at a migrant worker restaurant found a 36-year-old man whose residency card photo clearly was not him.
• A police database check showed he had been reported missing from his registered job since October 2024.
• He shoved officers and tried to run while being taken to the station, ignoring repeated orders to stop.
• Police restrained him together and handed him over for detention pending deportation processing.

Outlook: Expect more spot checks at places where migrant workers gather as Taiwan keeps pressing on its large population of workers who have left their assigned employers.