South Africa said the arrests of seven Kenyan nationals working at an American refugee-processing center were part of an operation aimed at curbing illegal immigration and visa abuse.

South African authorities, including the police and the Department of Home Affairs, served seven Kenyan nationals doing illegal paid work in Johannesburg with deportation orders on Wednesday.

South Africa arrested and expelled seven Kenyans who had been working illegally on a US government programme to accept white Afrikaners as "refugees", the government said Wednesday.

AfriForum has condemned a controversial raid by South African authorities on a facility processing US-bound refugees, claiming harassment of applicants and detaining US staff. This incident raises significant questions about human rights and government actions.