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Limpopo police warn public against illegal ID checks

Report concerns, don't take law into your own hands, police urge

By Thembi Siaga • 10 July 2026
Limpopo police warn public against illegal ID checks

Limpopo police warn residents against unlawful immigration enforcement, urging them to report suspicions to authorities instead of conducting personal inspections. Only authorized law enforcement can verify legal status; unauthorized actions could lead to arrests.

Limpopo police have warned residents against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands by conducting identity document inspections at farms, businesses and other premises, saying such actions are unlawful and could lead to arrests.

The warning follows reports of members of the public attempting to verify the legal status of foreign nationals themselves amid growing tensions in some communities over undocumented immigration.

Acting provincial police commissioner Major-Gen...

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