Internal Affairs Deports 20 Foreigners Deported Monthly According To Report

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news October 12, 2023

Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed it has a deportation rate of over 20 foreigners every month. These are usually illegally staying in the country with no working permits or authentic travel documents.

The ministry said most of the foreigners here enter the country on tourist visas and then look for local jobs in downtown Kampala.

Yesterday, Mr Simon Mundeyi, the spokesperson for the Internal Affairs ministry said the foreigners are taken to court and then deported.

“We deport on average, 10 foreigners every two weeks; after the court processes, they are deported to their respective countries,” he said.

He further added that the ones deported have gone against immigration laws in some way irrespective of their country of origin.

In early 2023, some unemployed youths showed dissatisfaction with the Equal Opportunities Commission.

This came over the influx of foreign nationals they accused of taking up opportunities, leaving Ugandans unemployed.

“Some of them enter the country on students’ visas and experts in companies. But you find them working in factories, supermarkets and hardware shops without work permits,” Mr Mundeyi said.

He appealed to foreigners possessing expired work permits to have them renewed before it catches up to them. These foreigners often face the law after operations across the country, most especially in border districts.

For example, in 2021, a court in Kisoro District sentenced to a caution 20 foreigners. They had pleaded guilty to illegal entry before they were deported.

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