THE Department of Immigration has intensified its efforts to enforce the Immigration and Deportation Act, resulting in 13 convictions and 34 arrests in a single day. In a statement, Wednesday, Immigration Chief Public Relations Officer, Namati Nshinka, said the convictions were secured at the Lusaka Magistrate Court on Monday. Nshinka said one of the notable cases involved Emmanuel Chanda, a 65-year-old Zambian national, who was sentenced to four months imprisonment for attempting to procure registration for two Burundian nationals by false pretences. “The Department of Immigration has continued the robust enforcement of the Immigration and Deportation Act, securing multiple convictions and enforcing compliance measures across the country. On 9th June, 2025, the Lusaka Magistrate Court handed down several convictions for...
