南非政府在一项法院裁决将庇护申请系统向所有外国人开放后引发反移民抗议，随即暂时暂停了难民和庇护申请。全国多个内政部办公室外局势升级。
South Africa's government has temporarily suspended refugee and asylum applications after a court ruling opened the system to all foreign nationals triggered anti-immigrant protests. Tensions escalated outside several Home Affairs offices around the country.
因法院裁决将庇护申请系统向所有外国人开放，无论其合法身份如何，南非局势随之升级。政府随后面临针对该裁决日益增长的反移民抗议。
Tension in South Africa escalated after a court ruling opened the asylum application system to all foreign nationals, regardless of their legal status. The government then faced growing anti-immigrant protests in response to the ruling.
虽然申请仍需经过审批流程，但多个内政部办公室外爆发的抗议迫使当局暂时暂停难民和庇护申请。这一事件反映出该国长期存在的移民政策辩论再度升温。
While applications remain subject to an approval process, protests that erupted outside several Home Affairs offices forced authorities to temporarily suspend refugee and asylum applications. The episode reflects a renewed flare-up in the country's long-running debate over migration policy.
政府官员未给出暂停流程何时恢复的明确日期。地方当局表示已加强受影响办公室外的安保措施。
Government officials have not given a clear date for when the suspended process might resume. Local authorities said they have stepped up security measures outside affected offices.