In South Africa, police disperse migrants who protest at a community hall used as a deportation processing site where thousands are being processed. Multiple outlets report that the clashes occur as migrants awaiting deportation take part in a demonstration outside the facility. Police respond with crowd-control measures, including the firing of rubber bullets and the use of stun grenades, according to the accounts provided.
While coverage differs in wording and emphasis, all sources describe the same sequence: a large group of migrants gathers for processing at the community hall, protests develop on site, and police move to break up the crowd using non-lethal force. One source also places the incident in Durban, in eastern South Africa, identifying the city where migrants are being processed and where the protest turns into a confrontation with police.
The reports do not provide detailed information on arrests, injuries, or the stated demands of the protesters beyond the fact that they are awaiting processing for deportation and protest in response to the deportation facility setting.
