Kia ora Mohammed Khan,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 4/12/2024 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
1) Is Immigration NZ taking any action to halt applications or renewals of
asylum status for persons who claimed asylum on the basis of their
persecution for supporting 'israeli' sponsored 'opposition' groups like
ISIS, هيئة تحرير الشام, قوات سوريا الديمقراطية, and other anti-Syrian
groups?
2) If no action has yet been taken, please provide communications to date
within Immigration NZ and with external parties in regards the handling of
asylum claims for opponents of the now-deposed government of the Syrian
Arab Republic, and how asylum claims for Christians and other religious
minorities who will now be persecuted; raped, tortured, murdered and
cannibalized by the new regime the 'Syrian opposition' supports will now
be handled.
 
Please note that the days from 25 December 2024 to 15 January 2025
(inclusive) are defined as non-working days in the Act and are not counted
in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the time
period for responding to your request.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 23/01/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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Kia ora Mohammed Khan,
 
Apologies there was an error in logging the correct date for your request
below and we have now changed it to the correct date you submit your
request from the 10/12/2024 requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982, the following:
 
1) Is Immigration NZ taking any action to halt applications or renewals of
asylum status for persons who claimed asylum on the basis of their
persecution for supporting 'israeli' sponsored 'opposition' groups like
ISIS, هيئة تحرير الشام, قوات سوريا الديمقراطية, and other anti-Syrian
groups?
2) If no action has yet been taken, please provide communications to date
within Immigration NZ and with external parties in regards the handling of
asylum claims for opponents of the now-deposed government of the Syrian
Arab Republic, and how asylum claims for Christians and other religious
minorities who will now be persecuted; raped, tortured, murdered and
cannibalized by the new regime the 'Syrian opposition' supports will now
be handled.
 
Please note that the days from 25 December 2024 to 15 January 2025
(inclusive) are defined as non-working days in the Act and are not counted
in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the time
period for responding to your request.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request with a new response date of
29/01/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries regarding your
request feel free to contact us via email to [1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]