The Department of Home Affairs has deported Lithuanian actress Ieva Andrejevaite after she sought to abuse South Africa's refugee management regime. After that refusal of entry, she then lied to immigration officials, making up a story of wanting to apply for asylum. On 2 June 2022, the Western Cape High Court ordered Andrejevaite to apologise to South Africans, the Home Affairs Minister and the Department of Home Affairs officials. This kind of abuse lends more urgency to the work we are doing in revising our immigration laws," said Minister Motsoaledi. Andrejevaite was formally processed for deportation on 05 June 2022 and declared an undesirable person by immigration officials.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2022 14:29 UTC