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South Africa is asking several other African governments to reimburse it for the cost of sending tens of thousands of their citizens back home.
The request comes after South Africa deported or helped repatriate more than 80,000 immigrants, following protests against illegal immigration.
According to the country's Home Affairs department, which briefed lawmakers, the country has spent nearly $18 million accommodating and transporting immigrants who demanded to return to their home countries.
The foreign ministry has sent written requests for compensation to Malawi, Ethiopia and Nigeria, officials said.
According to the latest government figures, 82,875 people have either been voluntarily repatriated or have been deported since the migration tensions began. However, figures released by governments of migrants' home countries put the total at about 178,000.
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