Egypt’s Interior Ministry: Registered Refugees Are Safe, Crackdown Targets Dangerous Elements

Egyptian strategic expert Amani Al-Tawil has disclosed details of a phone call she received from a senior leadership figure at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior, in a swift response to her appeal to Interior Minister Major General Mahmoud Tawfik regarding security developments in areas with a high concentration of Sudanese residents.

Writing on the Masr 360 platform, Al-Tawil said the communication aimed to clarify the operating procedures of police stations in districts such as Faisal, Hadayek Al-Ahram, and Dahshur, which host a dense Sudanese presence estimated at more than two million people.

Quoting Interior Ministry officials, Al-Tawil outlined key points intended to dispel confusion surrounding deportation measures. She said the ministry confirmed that registration with the UN refugee agency constitutes valid legal documentation, even if it is only an appointment card, and that this status protects its holder from deportation.

According to Al-Tawil, the Egyptian Interior Ministry stressed that deportation decisions do not target legally residing individuals, but are limited to those who carry no form of identification whatsoever, individuals convicted of criminal activities, and elements affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia operating inside Egyptian territory, which the ministry described as a red line for Egyptian national security.

The ministry further emphasized that the presence of unidentified individuals or members of armed entities is entirely unacceptable from an Egyptian security standpoint.