A few hundred South Sudanese citizens have signed an agreement to return to
their native land and are set to fly back home on Sunday.
By Chana Ya'ar
First Publish: 6/13/2012, 10:38 AM
A few hundred South Sudanese citizens have signed an agreement to return to
their native land following a nationwide crackdown by the government on
illegal entry into the country.
About 280 South Sudanese citizens signed the documents between Tuesday and
Wednesday as police conduct a sweep through Israel, searching for those who
had entered the country through the southern border illegally. Overnight
Tuesday, another 100 illegal entrants were arrested in a sweep by police,
dubbed Operation "Going Home" ("Chozrim HaBayita").
Most of the arrests were made in the cities of Tel Aviv and Eilat. The Negev
cities of Arad and Be'er Sheva, both of which have been inundated with
African illegals for several years, were left untouched.
On Sunday, a direct flight is scheduled to bring nearly 200 of the illegals
back to their home country of South Sudan, which is now an independent
nation and is no longer considered unsafe.
A delegation of immigration officials from South Sudan is set to meet this
week with Israeli officials from the Immigration and Population Authority.
The two teams are expected to coordinate the repatriation of the South
Sudanese citizens who will be flying home, most of whom made the decision to
return prior to the start of Operation Going Home.
A second plane is expected to fly some 200 of the South Sudanese illegal
entrants back to their native land in mid-July, authorities said.
According to the government sources, the South Sudanese citizens who are
returning willingly are to receive job training in Israel. In addition,
Israel is conducting talks with South Sudan over the possibility of
providing further job training in the African nation once the deportees
return. Some of the possible vocational skills to be taught may include
agricultural training, according to the sources.
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