Interior Minister Eli Yishai on Wednesday instructed immigration police to begin rounding up and detaining Sudanese migrants on October 15, in what migrants’ aid groups see as a racist move and a violation of the UN Refugee Convention, to which Israel is a signatory.
Eli Yishai orders mass roundup of Sudanese migrants, including Darfur genocide survivors
Campaign, set to begin October 15, was approved by Prime Minister's Office; interior minister also plans to arrest and deport Eritrean migrants.
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