Groups of anti-illegal immigrant protesters in South Africa went door-to-door on Thursday, pulling people from their homes and handing them to the police.
In the Johannesburg township of Alexandra, a Reuters reporter saw them break down doors and enter houses where they believed undocumented foreigners were hiding.
Protesters wielding sticks and flags also marched through Soweto with plans to go search for illegal migrants. There were also protests in Durban.
The action comes after months of often violent anti-immigrant demonstrations and a unofficial 30 June deadline by protesters for all undocumented foreigners to leave.
"Our mandate is clear, we need them to go. We don’t need them here in South Africa because they are here illegally, “ said Musa Mabiko, a community leader in Alexandra.
