South Africa Steps Up Deportations, Penalizes Employers as Ramaphosa Responds to Anti-Migrant Protests

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 7

South Africa said it will intensify deportations of undocumented migrants, adding a tougher enforcement plank to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s immigration crackdown announced Sunday.
Ramaphosa said the government will also punish businesses that employ undocumented migrants, tighten border security and target corruption that enables illegal entry and stay.
The measures follow a spate of protests and xenophobic attacks against undocumented migrants, which have sharpened pressure on the government to act.
In his televised address, Ramaphosa urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands, pairing the tougher stance with a warning against vigilante violence.

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