900+ arrested in South Africa's anti-migrant protests.

900+ arrested in South Africa's anti-migrant protests.

Tuesday's nationwide marches were organized as a 'deadline' for undocumented migrants to leave. Most protests were peaceful but some turned violent with looting reported in several areas.

This is not just a migration story. It is about what happens when economic frustration gets directed at the most vulnerable people in the room instead of the systems that failed everyone.

Thousands of African migrants - many from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Somalia - have fled their homes and businesses. Some have been in South Africa for decades.

The xenophobia is not new. But the scale of this moment is.

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Calle Corbin @corbincalle5267

man this is heartbreaking but not surprising. i lived in johannesburg for a few years and you could feel this tension building. people are so desperate they just look for someone to blame and migrants are an easy target. it's like everyone forgot that south africans themselves were refugees not that long ago smh
14 days ago

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