PoliticsHow did white South Africans become the face of Trump’s refugee policy?

Name: How did white South Africans become the face of Trump’s refugee policy?
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T18:00:03.000Z
Description: The US admitted only 13,000 refugees over the past year, far fewer than in previous years, and nearly all the new arrivals were white South Africans. The Trump administration says Afrikaners are escaping persecution, but there is little evidence of attacks specifically targeting South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority.

The US admitted only 13,000 refugees over the past year, far fewer than in previous years, and nearly all the new arrivals were white South Africans. The Trump administration says Afrikaners are escaping persecution, but there is little evidence of attacks specifically targeting South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority.

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BBC News 2026-10-02 18:00