Deportation
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SA xenophobia: Births, rising fury and the state’s deportation crackdown
A humanitarian crisis is escalating in Durban's Sherwood Hall transit camp, where thousands of undocumented Malawian nationals, including families like Mussa Peters', face dire…
Mugabe’s son fined R600 000 and ordered to be immediately deported after Johannesburg court plea deal
Bellarmine Chatunga to be deported while his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment
Burundian refugees in Tanzania face increasing danger
Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
The Trump administration keeps targeting African immigrants
Cameroonians are caught between a vicious civil war at home and brutal detention and deportation measures in the countries they flee to
Swedish student delays deportation of Afghan man with in-flight video stream
Activist Elin Ersson disobeyed authorities to delay the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker, saying it is not right “to send people to hell”
Outcry as Japanese winemakers are threatened with deportation from France
More than 42 000 people have already signed a petition protesting the ‘crazy, moronic and shameful decision’
Failure to manage inflow of immigrants cause of violence – MP
The portfolio committee on home affairs has asked difficult questions concerning the messy problem of xenophobia.
Probe finds France’s deportation of school girl lawful
French authorities on Saturday found that police could have acted with more caution when detaining the school girl.
Zimbabwe wants SA to keep its citizens
The cost of deporting illegal Zimbabwean immigrants is huge and has prompted calls for South Africa to legitimise their stay.
Zambia draws flak for summary expulsions
A SA businessperson has been deported from Zambia, the latest in a string of deportations seen as instigated by politically connected competitors.
Court orders release of asylum seekers
The departments of home affairs in Cape Town and Durban did not follow procedure and instead lured asylum seekers under false pretences.
Home affairs resumes Zim deportations
The moratorium on deporting illegal Zimbabweans has quietly been lifted by the department of home affairs, prompting an outcry from rights groups.
Smooth sailing as home affairs beats Zim permits deadline
The home affairs department announced the Zimbabwean Documentation Project deadline was successful and that no deportations would take place yet.
No Zim deportations yet, says Dlamini-Zuma
The Home Affairs minister said on Tuesday no Zimbabweans would be deported until all the applications for visas and permits had been processed.
Refugee group slams govt decision on Zim migrants
Cabinet’s decision to resume deportations of Zimbabweans was tantamount to a death sentence, a refugee rights organisation said on Thursday.