The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg found in favor of Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi following an application by 6 illegal immigrants that their imprisonment at the Modderbee Correctional Services Centre in Benoni was illegal and violated immigration and refugee laws.
Judge Dunstan Mlambo dismissed the application made by the six illegal immigrants, ordering the applicants to pay costs for the amendment application.
The applicants, some of whom are from Ethiopia and Somalia, claim to have faced persecution in their home countries. stated that Ethiopia’s ruling party terrorised, persecuted, tortured and killed members of their political party, including their family members, leading to seeking refuge in the country.
