Trump administration proposes welcoming thousands more Afrikaners to U.S. as refugees, citing

The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to resettle White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees in the U.S., proposing to increase the government’s refugee cap to welcome thousands more of them, according to a State Department plan sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News.   The administration has effectively closed the U.S. … Read more

Almost all US refugees are now from South Africa, as Trump focuses on Afrikaners

All but three of the 4,499 refugees let into the United States this fiscal year so far have come from South Africa. This squares with the president’s pledge to prioritize Afrikaners – white South Africans – while capping refugee entries at a record low.  Halfway through fiscal year 2026, the latest State Department data published … Read more