11 Jul 2023

Majority of dawn raid targets of Chinese and Indian descent

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 11 July 2023

The majority of overstayers targeted by dawn raid tactics are shown to be of Chinese and Indian descent.

The Government is being urged to consider banning or restricting out of hours immigration visits in law, following an independent review headed by senior lawyer Mike Heron.

This after the use of the practice on a Pasifika man in South Auckland in May went public.

Migrant advocate Anu Kaloti says the issue is not that the majority of dawn raid victims are Asian, rather that those persecuted are people of colour.

Anu Kaloti spoke to Charlotte Cook.