Rise In Number Of Deported Zim Immigrants

FLOCKING IN: Botswana continues to receive a high number of illegal immigrants
FLOCKING IN: Botswana continues to receive a high number of illegal immigrants

FRANCISTOWN: Statistics from the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs show a significant increase in the number of Zimbabwean illegal immigrants deported from Botswana over the years.

The country deported 12,546 Zimbabwean immigrants in 2016.

According to a ministerial report titled ‘Irregular Migrants Deportations 2016 to 2019,’ of this number, 9,315 were males, while 2,715 were females and there were 516 minors.

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