Thousands Face Deportation From UK

Harare — Thousands of Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom face deportation after the country satisfied itself that their lives are not in danger.

In the past five years, 13 000 Zimbabweans have sought asylum in the UK but only a third were granted the request. Deportation awaits the rest with the UK Home Office saying it would soon resume enforced returns of Zimbabweans after a four-year moratorium.

UK immigration officials came to Zimbabwe on a fact-finding mission recently and ascertained that the claims of pending State-sponsored terror against the failed asylum seekers were untrue.

Western media quoted UK Immigration Minister Damian Green as saying the decision reflected the “improved stability in Zimbabwe”. “Those facing return will join the hundreds who have returned voluntarily,” he said.

Source: Allafrica

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