Migrants in South Africa face pressure to leave as immigration tensions rise

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Migrants in the South African port city of Durban have spent a night in the streets after what they say is repeated harassment by anti-immigration groups. They say they're being wrongly blamed for rising crime and unemployment. But some South Africans say the government has failed in enforcing regulated migration policy. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Durban, South Africa. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #Xenophobia #Immigration #ForeignNationals #AntiMigrantProtests #AfricanMigrants #Unemployment #Durban #AlJazeeraEnglish

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