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Immigrants accuse authorities of unlawful searches at Joburg shelter

Police and City officials attempted a door-to-door search on Thursday without warrants at Wemmer Shelter amid rising tensions over immigration

South African citizens and some members of March and March stand with metro police and City officials after an attempting to raid Wemmer Shelter in Turfontein, Johannesburg. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro.

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) intervened on Thursday, stopping the mayco member for human settlements and officials from conducting door-to-door searches for undocumented immigrants at Wemmer Shelter in Johannesburg.
Immigrant residents say raids and document checks have increased with weekly anti-immigration protests by March and March.
Tensions between South African and immigrant residents have escalated in the shelter area.

Immigrants at the Wemmer Shelter (also known as Wembley Shelter) in Turfontein, Johannesburg, say they have been subjected to repeated unlawful door-to-door searches by authorities looking for “illegal…

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