28 Jun 2019

Immigration New Zealand denies racial profiling

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 28 June 2019

Immigration New Zealand has denied it racially profiles visa applicants.

The department is using a ranking of which nationalities pose the highest risk of fraud and overstaying.

In a briefing document on student visas to the immigration minister, nine nationalities are blanked out in a table showing high, medium and low risk applications.

RNZ's immigration reporter, Gill Bonnett, has more