Foreign nationals hold placards reading "We want to go home" as close to 7,000 of them are instructed to leave the camp at Sherwood Park in Durban on 16 June 2026 and move to Tills Crescent Sports Grounds after fleeing their homes, fearing for their lives amid xenophobic attacks and threats from anti-immigration groups. South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday. One of Africa's largest economies, South Africa has long attracted migrant workers from across the continent, both legally and illegally. But saddled with an unemployment rate above 30 percent, it has experienced recurring spurts of anti-immigrant unrest, including fresh violence in recent weeks. Mobs of South Africans carrying sticks, whips and shields have marched through parts of the country ordering foreigners with no residency papers to leave by June 30. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This picture taken on May 3, 2021 shows a general view of the entrance of the Covid-19 vaccination centre in Paris La Defense Arena stadium in Nanterre, west of Paris. Paris La Defense Arena, Europe's largest indoor venue will be renamed Plenitude Arena from July 1, 2026, following the signing of a contract with this subsidiary of Eni, the Italian energy giant. Naming rights are a marketing practice that allows a company to have its name attached to a sports venue or event in exchange for a financial contribution. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tyler Adams of the United States participates during a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Goalkeeper Matt Freese of the United States participates during a training session ahead for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tim Ream, Weston McKennie and Malik Tillman of the United States participate during a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tyler Adams of the United States talks to the media during a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Haji Wright of the United States talks to the media during a training session ahead for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Tyler Adams of the United States talks to the media during a training session for the 2026 World Cup at Great Sports Park on June 15, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)