Gqeberha – Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber led Operation New Broom on its first immigration enforcement raids in Nelson Mandela Bay ensuing within the arrest of 95 unlawful immigrants.
As a part of Home Affairs’ drive to revive the rule of regulation, Minister Schreiber launched Operation New Broom in May to accentuate enforcement operations in city hotspots.
Numerous operations have already been performed in Cape Town, Pretoria, and, now, Gqeberha.
The newest operation on Friday, 11 July 2025, passed off within the Gqeberha Central Business District, Eastern Cape, the place a dilapidated warehouse was discovered to be housing quite a few unlawful foreigners.
A Chinese-owned enterprise was additionally discovered to be in contravention of a spread of immigration legal guidelines.
“A complete of 95 alleged unlawful immigrants have been detected and processed for deportation,” mentioned the Department of Home Affairs.
Minister Schreiber mentioned: “Operation New Broom demonstrates our dedication to work in a targeted method to revive the rule of regulation.
“Our message to people who find themselves in our nation illegally is obvious: voluntarily self-deport now, earlier than Home Affairs deports you and bans you from coming into South Africa altogether.”
