THE Department of Immigration has deported 263 individuals back to their countries of origin in a bold move to curb illegal immigration in the country.
The mass removal of illegal immigrants is part of a broader effort to address the growing concern of illegal immigration in Zambia.
According to a statement from the Immigration Department, the deportees were apprehended during a joint clean-up operation conducted in various parts of Lusaka on September 4.
The operation resulted in the detention of 357 individuals for various immigration offenses.
Instead of prosecuting them, the Department decided to deport the individuals to click here to read more
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