Over 400 asylum applications submitted before directive was withdrawn, says Schreiber - EWN
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The Home Affairs Department revealed that a little more than 400 asylum seekers made applications at five of its refugee offices in the days immediately after a directive was issued in September that they could submit applications.
The Home Affairs Department revealed that a little more than 400 asylum seekers made applications at five of its refugee offices in the days immediately after a directive was issued in September that they could submit applications.
In response to written parliamentary questions posed to Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, he revealed that Ethiopian nationals submitted the bulk of the applications, while the Tshwane office received the most applications in the 12 days before the directive was withdrawn.
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