South Africa says it has deported more than 53,000 foreigners as part of a crackdown on undocumented migration. The announcement comes in the context of heightened public anger over illegal immigration, including protests described by outlets as anti-immigration demonstrations. South African authorities frame the campaign as an effort to identify people without the right to remain in the country and remove them through official deportation processes. Media reports note that the measures are tied to broader concerns about undocumented migration and its impact on communities, which have contributed to unrest in recent months. While the reported figure indicates the scale of removals to date, the sources provided do not detail additional aspects such as the timeframe for the deportations, the nationalities affected, or the legal procedures followed in each case. Overall, the coverage reflects the government’s stated goal of tightening enforcement against undocumented migrants and responding to pressure stemming from protests, with the deportation count presented as evidence of progress.