Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says police don't need to arrest foreign nationals or use discriminatory methods to ascertain their status in the country.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said police don't need to arrest immigrants or use discriminatory methods to ascertain their status in the country. He was addressing Parliament Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says police don't need to arrest foreign nationals or use discriminatory methods to ascertain their status in the country.
Motsoaledi said this while addressing Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, on the backlog in permit appeals for asylum seekers and refugees earlier this week.He said this does not mean that foreign nationals must carry documents, because police can access the 24-hour national register. "We believe that all law enforcement officers must know that this is something they can do on the spot. It's a pity if anyone is arrested and for home affairs officials to come and verify the documents manually. It should not happen that way," he said.Motsoaledi said the backlog of appeal applications by foreign nationals rejected for refugee or asylum permits put the system under pressure.
"The whole immigration system needs to be overhauled... our bureaucratic ladder doesn't help anybody, it just complicates our lives, and that is why we are going to change it," said the minister. In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today.
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