This 66-page report documents how refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa’s largest city often encounter abuse by police and other obstacles throughout the refugee-status determination process. Asylum seekers and refugees in Johannesburg are often subjected to harassment, mistreatment and extortion by the police. Police officers required to verify the immigration status of a person are often unfamiliar with the specifics of refugee and asylum law and procedures. Police often question the validity of the array of official identity documents which increases the risks of deporting a refugee or asylum seeker to a place where they may face persecution.