Trump is bringing white South Africans to the US as refugees, but what persecution are they facing?
by Gerald Imray
AP, Sat, May 10, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration is bringing a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week in what it says is the start of a larger relocation effort for a minority group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race.
The South Africans' applications are being fast-tracked by the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced the relocation program in February.
The Trump administration has taken an anti-migrant stance, suspending refugee programs and halting arrivals from other parts of the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan and most countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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South Africa says there's no persecution
The South African government said the U.S. allegations that the white minority Afrikaners in question are being persecuted are “completely false,” the result of misinformation and an inaccurate view of its country. It cited the fact that Afrikaners are among the richest and most successful people in the country, and said they are amongst “the most economically privileged.”
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An Afrikaner group called AfriForum records farm attacks and said there were 49 farm homicides in South Africa in 2023. Those are set against a total of more than 20,000 homicides in South Africa a year. Experts say rural communities are susceptible to crime because of their remoteness and less police presence, but Black farm owners and workers are also killed in violent robberies.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bringing-white-south-africans-170244904.html
While I want equal justice for all, I don’t want anyone, no matter their pigmentation, religion, creed, status, etc. to ever be harmed. As I believe you know, AloeVera, each human life is priceless.
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