Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the Immigration Amendment Bill [B8-2024]

Date: 22/11/2024


Intro paragraph:

Lawyers for Human Right made this submission in response to a call for comment by the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs. The submission deals with:

  • irregular migration
  • asylum seekers and refugees
  • statelessness
  • current detention practices
  • the impact of two Constitutional Court judgments
  • the “interests of justice” criterion
  • alternatives to detention
  • self deportation

The submission also makes recommendations for specific changes to the Bill, endorsed by the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA), the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), and Save the Children South Africa (SCSA).

 

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