Over 40,000 illegal foreign nationals arrested since the start of the year [SOUND]

# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says over 40-thousand illegal foreign nationals have been arrested since the beginning of 2026, with over seven-thousand-400 arrests made in the past month alone. This follows government intensifying efforts to tackle illegal immigration and strengthen border security. Kubayi, who is the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, says they strongly dispute the false narrative that South Africa is inherently xenophobic or unwelcoming to people from outside the borders: