
Homeowners' associations in South Africa have been warned not to act as immigration police by targeting suspected undocumented foreign workers at residential estates. According to The Citizen, the warning cautions estates against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, a role reserved for authorities. The advisory underscores that residents' bodies lack the legal mandate to identify or act against people they suspect of being in the country illegally.
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