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Officials and advocacy organizations say a second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a ...
A second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump ...
In both South Africa and the United States, many have criticized the Afrikaner refugee program as an insult to families around the world facing famine, displacement and civil war. Jonathan Jackson ...
Like the first batch, who were granted refugee status and relocated to the US in early May, they claim to be persecuted in ...
A group of 59 White South Africans arrived in the United States last ... of Afrikaner refugees but paused refugee applications for other nationalities. On Wednesday, South Africa’s President ...
In theory, much of the reason for bringing Afrikaners to the United States as refugees is a land reform law enacted earlier this year in South Africa. Elon Musk and others on the right have seized ...
the United States is their new home. US President Donald Trump himself had fast-tracked their arrival. Back in February, he had announced a new program to take in refugees from South Africa who ...
The United States had an $8 billion trade deficit with South Africa in 2024. Upon taking office, Trump immediately suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and ordered most potential refugees ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa called the white South Africans “cowardly” for leaving for the United States. By Amelia Nierenberg and Zimasa Matiwane Zimasa Matiwane reported from Johannesburg.
"None of the provisions of international law on the definition of refugees are applicable in this case," he said, adding that South Africa's ... the United States, South Korea and nine other ...
The Trump administration plans to bring white Afrikaners from South Africa to the United States as refugees starting next week after saying they are "victims of unjust racial discrimination." ...
Landau is expected to lead the delegation to welcome the refugees Monday. The foreign ministry said South Africa had “expressed concerns with the information conveyed that the United States has ...