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South Africa’s June 30 Anti-Immigration Protests Spark Escalated Tensions, Even for Documented Migrants

South Africa’s June 30 anti‑immigration protests, staged under a self‑declared deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave, escalated tensions across major cities and spilled over onto documented migrants, who found themselves evicted, harassed, and targeted simply for being foreign. While organizers insisted their campaign was aimed at “illegal immigrants,” the marches blurred distinctions between lawful residents […]