BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Home Affairs To Accept Asylum Applications From People Who Entered South Africa Illegally
The Department of Home Affairs will no longer turn away people seeking asylum simply because they entered South Africa illegally or do not have the required immigration documents.
Deputy Director-General Thulani Mavuso told 702’s Clement Manyathela today, Monday that refugee reception offices must accept applications from anyone who presents themselves and asks to apply for asylum.
The move follows a Constitutional Court judgment delivered in July, which declared several provisions of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The court found that procedural immigration violations could not be used to prevent asylum seekers from having their claims assessed on their merits.
A department instruction issued on 28 September reportedly directs reception offices to accept applications from unlawful entrants, late applicants and people without asylum transit visas.
Mavuso warned that the change could put further pressure on the department, with people already in South Africa unlawfully potentially joining queues to seek asylum.
The Constitutional Court ruling was based partly on the principle of non-refoulement, which prevents South Africa from returning people to places where they could face persecution or serious harm.
Home Affairs said after the judgment that it would comply with the court's decision while maintaining a lawful and well-managed immigration system.
@NtorhMthethwa@eNCA As if telling a serial killer to stop killing would help? Yes, women should be vigilant right about now and yes, SAPS should do more than just send precautionary warnings but again indeed, women need to be cautious sis
@PortiaMoemedi I think most of these are done just for vibes now, the essence of why and how things were done has far been lost.. no understanding none whatsoever
I believe that there’s honestly a way to carry yourself. Uwufuki emtini webantfu and summon the whole family, let alone your mother in law just because your man didn’t sleep at home last night. Uyahlonishwa umuti webantfu 🤞🏾#TheFourofUs
While this Bobbi, Thabo, Ndumi situation may be painful? Where do we draw the line between choosing your happiness and staying loyal to a person?It’s happened to most women, where we stay in a relationship for far too long in hopes that he will eventually choose us #TheFourofUs
Worse of all, she doesn’t come across as a ‘peaceful’ woman. She has no self respect but above all else, she doesn’t respect other people no less her in law’s house. I also would not marry a woman like that as a man, no matter how many years she stuck with me.