South Africa: Concourt Asylum Ruling Does Not Automatically Grant Refugee Status

South Africa: Concourt Asylum Ruling Does Not Automatically Grant Refugee Status

[SAnews.gov.za] The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration has moved to quell widespread confusion and misinformation surrounding the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum applications, stressing that the ruling does not automatically grant refugee status or permanent residence to people entering South Africa.

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The government has come out to quell rising tensions over giving illegal foreigners asylum status following a controversial judgment of the constitutional court three months ago. This week, foreigners from various countries in the world, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, flooded refugee reception centres in Gauteng and KZN, which sparked nationwide outrage from social media platforms, with South African citizens claiming the country was being i…

Kubayi: ConCourt asylum ruling does not grant automatic refugee status

  The government is pushing back against what it calls widespread misinformation about the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum applications.   Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration chairperson, Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the ruling does not automatically grant asylum seekers refugee status, permanent residency or the right to vote in South Africa.   Her comments come amid renewed protests by ant…