Staff Reporter
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said late on Thursday it had deported seven Kenyan nationals for working without permits, and rejected US allegations that it was involved in leaking private information about American officials, saying the issues would be handled through diplomatic channels.
“The recent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals by the Department of Home Affairs was conducted in strict accordance with South African immigration law. These individuals were engaged in work without the necessary work permits. The government will not negotiate its sovereignty and the implementation of the rule of law,” DIRCO said in a statement.
The US State Department earlier this week condemned the brief detention of two US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) refugee officers during Tuesday’s operation and said their passport information had been publicly released, calling it harassment.
Said DIRCO: “Separately, we have noted an unsubstantiated allegation regarding the private
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