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March and March “aftershock” floods Joburg court in asylum cases

Judge orders Home Affairs to process asylum seekers at Lindela after deportation cases swamp court

Anti-immigrant protesters make their way through the Johannesburg CBD on 30 June. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Cases are swamping the High Court in Johannesburg motion roll in the wake of anti-immigrant protests.
Recently, the Constitutional Court ruled that asylum seekers cannot be deported if they have not properly accessed the asylum system.
But Judge Mandlenkosi Motha said releasing undocumented people only for them to be re-arrested was “the height of folly” and could perpetuate corruption and exploitation.
He ordered Home Affairs to send officials to Lindela Repatriation Centre or to transport detainees to a refugee reception office to complete the necessary processes.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg’s motion roll is being swamped by urgent matters involving undocumented foreign nationals…

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