MPs yesterday unanimously approved a proposal to stop expatriates, ordered deported by a court, from leaving the country until they pay the amounts they owe or arrangements are made to settle their debts.Under the amendments to the 1976 Penal Code, proposed by foreign affairs, defence and national security committee vice-chairwoman Dr Mariam Al Dhaen, judges have the power to determine how long the guilty party can be held in detention – from three years to indefinitely .