The government has dismissed criticism that Operation Fiela targets foreigners in what human rights organisations have slammed as state-orchestrated xenophobia. Minister in The Presidency Jeff Radebe said most of those arrested during the operation were South Africans.Radebe, who heads the inter-ministerial committee on migration, said of 3914 arrests made during the operation, 2264 were of South Africans for crimes including the illegal possession of firearms and drugs.The joint operation by the defence force, the police, and customs and immigration officers was launched in the wake of last month's attacks on foreigners which left seven dead.Speaking in Pretoria yesterday Radebe said the government would not sanction actions that were contrary to the constitution."There is no mission to single out foreigners in Operation Fiela search-and-seizure operations. Our operations are intelligence-driven and will continue to target areas, buildings and spaces that are known to be frequented by criminals," he said.Radebe said of 950 foreigners detained at the Lindela Repatriation Centre, on the West Rand, 21 were wanted for rape, murder or robbery, and some were linked to cases dating back to 2002.He said more than 120 of the detainees had previous convictions, 52 were awaiting trial, 12 were involved in unsolved cases and eight had previously been arrested but were now using different names.Radebe said the government was concerned about both locals and foreigners running illegal businesses, evading taxes, importing counterfeit goods and engaging in activities detrimental to the South African economy.He said communities in recent weeks had complained about lawlessness."Some say that they feel like they are under siege by criminals in their communities," he said.Radebe said migration management would not be the sole responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs. He said the government would develop a migration policy to address the country's problems in a "collaborative and integrated manner"...