A man whose wife collapsed and later died after the Home Office tried to remove the couple to their native South Africa last year has appealed against a further attempt to remove him. During the removal attempt on 7 March 2018, officials accused Nancy Motsamai, 35, of faking illness to avoid being put on the plane. It has emerged that the failed removal last year was part of the Home Office’s target-driven programme Operation Perceptor. The Home Office’s presenting officer Matthew Williams told the court on Thursday that apart from Nancy Motsamai’s “unfortunate passing away, very little has changed”. He said therefore the Home Office wished to proceed with Fusi Motsamai’s removal to South Africa.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2019 18:06 UTC