Al-Waqa’i’ al-Misriya published, in its issue No. 244 of Tuesday 3 November 2026, Interior Minister Decree No. 1687 of 2026 deporting Chadian national MAHMAT GASSI SEFOULAYE, born on 1 January 1993, from the country “for matters related to the public interest.”
The decree relied on Law No. 89 of 1960 on the entry and residence of foreigners and their departure, and its amendments, and on a memorandum from the General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality dated 22 September 2026, and did not mention any facts or details about the reason for the deportation.
The decree comes days after similar decrees issued by Interior Minister Major General Mahmoud Tawfik and published in the Official Gazette, including Decree No. 1662 of 2026 deporting a Nigerian woman, Decree No. 1681 of 2026 deporting a New Zealand national of Saudi origin and a Syrian national, and Decree No. 1623 of 2026 deporting three Nigerians, including a child born in October 2017. These decrees justified the deportations “for reasons related to the public interest,” without details of the facts.
The decree tasks the director of the General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality with carrying it out.
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