More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has deported or repatriated more than 53,000 African immigrants in the space of a month in a crackdown by authorities that has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests against illegal migration. More than 80% of the immigrants sent home were from Malawi, South African Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said…

More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown