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Home Affairs Committee Calls for Intensified Enforcement of Immigration Laws

Source: Parliament, 04/01/2016

The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs notes the non-compliance with
the immigration regulations requirements experienced during the recent
Operation Fiela in the Free State and in Limpopo at Boabab Tollgate.
It is reported that children were travelling without required
documentation in Free State while some 279 immigrants were intercepted
in Limpopo without necessary documentation.

These operations are fully supported by the Portfolio Committee and
must be intensified. It is expected that more illegal immigrants and
fugitives will attempt to enter the Republic of South Africa during
this rush period and human trafficking may occur due to the high
numbers of people to be processed. "We like to urge our law
enforcement officials to be on the alert at all our land, sea and air
ports of entry for these crimes all the time. We also like to call
upon law enforcement operations on our roads, streets and any public
spaces to be alive to these crimes and assist to curb them," said Mr
Lemias Mashile, Chairperson of the Committee.

The immigration regulations are there to facilitate travel in and out
of the Republic. They also offer security on human trafficking and
illegal migration that is rife nowadays. It is important that only
visitors and migrants who comply with these requirements are allowed
in for their own security and that of South Africa.

"We call upon all South Africans to support these regulations to
ensure the security of our state. We wish all compliant visitors happy
New Year and safe travel home," said Mr Mashile.

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CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS, MR LEMIAS MASHILE
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