Sabine Hadad: Interior Ministry

African Migrants Dept: The arrests were the harshest move yet against migrants, reflecting growing concern about the effect on Israel of tens of thousands of Africans who have sneaked into the country across the porous Egyptian border in recent years, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Sabine Hadad said 55 people, including 45 from South Sudan, were rounded up in Monday's raids, which took place in several towns across the country. More raids were planned in the coming days, she said and jERUSALEM - Israeli authorities detained dozens of African migrants in predawn raids early Monday, in the first major step toward what leaders say will be deportation of 4,500 people who have entered the country illegally. Israeli leaders have grown increasingly alarmed by the influx, calling it a burden and threat to the country's Jewish character. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.