US EditionWhite South Africans Enter the U.S. as Refugees
- On May 11, 49 white South Africans traveled to Washington, DC on a U.S.-funded charter flight as refugees authorized under a directive issued by President Trump.
- Trump issued the February executive order citing South Africa's 2025 Expropriation Act and alleging violent attacks on Afrikaner farmers, claims strongly denied by South African officials.
- The executive order freezes US aid to South Africa and grants refugee status to white Afrikaners amid a broader US refugee resettlement suspension affecting many conflict zones.
- Trump asserted that a genocide is occurring and accused the media of refusing to report on it, connecting this claim to the alleged targeting and killing of white farmers.
- The decision provoked condemnation from Democrats, refugee advocates, and religious groups who highlight preferential treatment of white South Africans over more vulnerable refugees.
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White Afrikaner farmer shares his new life in the US
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to open US borders to white Afrikaner farmers, stories of migration, opportunity, and resilience are emerging across social media – none more poignant than that of Jacques Faith van Tonder. Now living in South Dakota, Van Tonder has captivated thousands through heartfelt TikTok videos, offering glimpses into his new life abroad. His TikTok handle, @jacquesfaithvanto, has become a dig…
Trump expands refugee resettlement to racial minorities in South Africa – The Mail & Guardian
President Donald Trump’s administration has expanded eligibility under the United States Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP) to include South Africans from racial minority groups, citing what it described as “unjust racial discrimination” in the country. To qualify for USRAP, applicants “must be South African nationals, identify as Afrikaners or members of a racial minority, and be able to demonstrate either a history of persecution or a credi…
South Africa: Trump Admin Grants White South Africans Refugee Status Amid Broader Immigration Crackdown
[People's Dispatch] Amid Trump's crackdown on immigration, mass deportations, and limitations of refugees from countries such as Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, white South Africans receive special exception
trump's repulsive "refugee resettlement" program for white Afrikaners
Richard Stengel, former State Department official in the Obama administration, provides an excellent concise summary of trump's new "refugee resettlement" program for white Afrikaners from South Africa, calling it "deeply and morally wrongheaded and...
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