Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

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9. Picture: Feb 15, 2025--White South Africans supporting President Trump and South African and U.S. tech billionaire Elon

Seems --at least for now--Trumps order is--Only Whites allowed into US as refugees.



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White South Africans supporting President Trump and South African and U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, on Feb. 15, 2025, for a demonstration. MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-south-african-refugees-afrikaners-us-soon-as-next-week/


US. plans to receive and aid white South African refugees as soon as next week, document shows
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May 9, 2025 / 11:32 AM EDT / CBS News


..............The hastily arranged initiative to welcome Afrikaners stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration's move to ban most other refugees from entering the U.S.
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One of Mr. Trump's first actions after returning to the White House was suspending the American refugee admissions program, stranding thousands of approved refugees who had been identified as vulnerable individuals fleeing violence and persecution in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.


Federal courts have ruled against Mr. Trump's plan to shutter the refugee program, which Congress created in 1980 to offer refuge to those fleeing persecution because of their race, religion or political views. A federal judge recently ordered officials to resettle the approximately 12,000 refugees who were ready to travel to the U.S. when the refugee program was paused in January.

The processing of Afrikaner refugees has also been unusually fast. Before Mr. Trump's second term, the State Department said the refugee process, on average, took between 18 to 24 months to complete due to background checks, medical screenings and other interviews. The Afrikaners ready to travel in the U.S. have gone through that process in a matter of months or even weeks....................