South Africa suspends asylum applications after recent unrest
South Africa has suspended asylum applications after recent unrest. The decision has left many applicants in limbo.
Tensions have built in the country over anti-migrant protests, and the suspension of asylum applications came against that backdrop.
Many who were counting on following the rules to sort out their paperwork and status in the country have now been left in limbo by the suspension.
The suspension is among the steps that followed calls for a crackdown after the unrest.
