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Background

The Lindela Repatriation Centre is a detention centre for undocumented migrants in South Africa. The Lindela Repatriation Centre (Lindela) is one of South Africa's largest facilities for the holding of undocumented migrants. These people are all awaiting determination of their legal status in South Africa (or deportation). Due to an ever increasing burden on SAPS holding cells and the lack of detention capacity in the country's prisons, the need for a repatriation centre in Gauteng was identified by the Department of Home Affairs. In 1996, Lindela was opened to meet this requirement.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Lindela Repatriation Centre. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lindela-repatriation-centre
Chicago
"Lindela Repatriation Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lindela-repatriation-centre.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-lindela-repatriation-centre,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lindela Repatriation Centre},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lindela-repatriation-centre},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}