Trump administration to admit primarily Afrikaners under new refugee proposal
The plan would raise the refugee cap by 10,000 and devote most slots to Afrikaners, a sharp break from the program’s broader admissions history.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration notified Congress it will allocate 17,500 refugee slots for fiscal year 2027, with admissions going "primarily" to Afrikaners from South Africa.
- The State Department justifies the program by citing "government-sponsored discrimination" and land seizures, claiming Afrikaners face systemic persecution in the Black-majority country.
- Resettlement is expected to cost approximately $500 million, with the State Department claiming Afrikaners—descendants of 17th-century settlers—will "fully assimilate" into the United States.
- International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola branded the scheme "Apartheid 2.0," while Pretoria officials rejected the administration's persecution claims as "entirely without foundation."
- Global Refuge CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah called the initiative an "abdication of our global humanitarian leadership," as the administration transforms the refugee program into a specialized vehicle.
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The Trump administration confirmed on Tuesday its desire to favour the Afrikaners, the Whites of South Africa, in access to the right to asylum. A measure perceived as a humiliation by the African National Congress, the party of the South African President.
Trump’s South Africa obsession upends the US refugee program
The Trump administration notified Congress this week of plans to admit up to 17,500 refugees into the United States during the coming fiscal year. Notably, the vast majority of those refugees will be white South Africans, for whom this White House and President Donald Trump have become reliable international patrons. By focusing almost exclusively on Afrikaners, the white South African ethnic group responsible for that country’s former system of…
Trump administration boosting Afrikaner refugee numbers
The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday it plans to accept thousands more of South African refugees into the United States than expected over the next 12 months. In a roughly $500 million effort, the U.S. will admit 17,500 mostly Afrikaner refugees throughout fiscal 2027, which starts on Oct. 1. The development boosts the previous […]
US To Spend $500 Million Settling 17,500 Afrikaners
The Associated Press reports: The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country to 17,500 mostly white South Africans, the administration told Congress Tuesday, as it continues to transform a program that at one point served as a pathway to safety for people fleeing war and strife from countries around … The post US To Spend $500 Million Settling 17,500 Afrikaners appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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