# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that nearly 80-million-rand has been spent in the 2024/2025 financial year, on the deportation of illegal immigrants. He revealed this in a written Parliamentary question by the Patriotic Alliance. The department has deported more than 51-thousand illegal immigrants since the government of national unity took office just over a year ago. Minister Schreiber says in the 2022/2023 financial year, more than 32-million-rand was spent, while over 67-million-rand was spent in the 2023/2024, to deport illegal immigrants.
Nearly R80-million spent on the deportation of illegal immigrants in 2024/2025