South Africa's immigration system is rife with corruption, exploiting vulnerable migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. The government must address this systemic problem to protect human rights and ensure fair and legal immigration processes.
The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence force. The Constitution establishes a clear mandate for the government to protect the human rights of all residents, including foreign nationals.
The department of home affairs is central to this mission, charged with creating immigration processes that safeguard the vulnerable and facilitate their integration into society. The bribery and embezzlement that plague those seeking legitimate documentation signal a financial crime embedded in South Africa’s immigration system. The department’s own investigations have confirmed that it is plagued by corruption, including the approval of permits based on false documentation and bribery to bypass legal processes. One result is that many foreign nationals with expired or non-existent permits are left without legal protections and at the mercy of unscrupulous employers. Asylum seekers also face exploitation and corruption. Owing to the many challenges within the asylum system, many asylum seekers resort to bribing department officials to secure refugee status. This also means they avoid being processed through the asylum system, which is highly flawed with Apart from violating the human rights of foreign nationals who are truly fleeing persecution and war back home, corruption in the immigration process creates a breeding ground for criminal syndicates around immigration. These syndicates include department officials, police and the asylum seekers’ employers
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