An Omni Air International charter flight from South Africa to the United States lands at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, VA, on May 12, 2025. The first group of refugees brought into the U.

The first set of 49 White South African "Afrikaners" granted refugee status by President Donald Trump will arrive Monday to the United States.

The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the U.S. federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.