00:01Across South African cities, police forces deployed to curb unrest and protests on Tuesday.
00:09They responded to violent anti-immigration sentiment.
00:15Citizen-led groups imposed an unofficial deadline on Tuesday for undocumented migrants to leave the country.
00:23Many immigrant workers have taken refuge in cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg in search for help to leave.
00:31At least four people were killed in anti-immigration violence in the past weeks.
00:37In response to the situation, several African governments organized repatriation and evacuation schemes to protect their citizens.
00:4625,000 people were repatriated to their home countries in recent weeks, according to South Africa's Border Management Authority.
00:55This is not the first time that South Africa is experiencing anti-immigration violence.
01:01In 2008, 62 people were killed in riots.
