South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears
Key takeaways
- Anti-migrant groups have demanded undocumented foreigners leave the country by Tuesday.
- Anti-immigrant groups have given undocumented foreign nationals a “deadline” of Tuesday to leave the country.
- The South African government has rejected the groups’ threats as false, but thousands of people have been pushed to flee.
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Anti-migrant groups have demanded undocumented foreigners leave the country by Tuesday.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Demonstration by the 'March and March' movement marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, in Durban, on June 30, 2026 [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to the streets as demonstrators gathered at anti-immigrant protests around the country.
Anti-immigrant groups have given undocumented foreign nationals a “deadline” of Tuesday to leave the country. The groups have falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants will face arrest and deportation if they do not leave in time.