Donald Trump‘s administration is making ready to deliver the primary group of white South Africans to the USA as early as subsequent week, in response to the New York Occasions (NYT).

In February, the US President issued an government order to resettle Afrikaners, citing them as “victims of unjust racial discrimination.” Moreover, Trump determined to droop monetary support to South Africa after the federal government handed the Expropriation Invoice.

Trump’s administration to deliver white South Africans

Whereas Trump halted practically all different refugee admissions shortly after taking workplace in January, his administration has developed a programme to permit white South Africans, labeled as “refugees,” to relocate to the USA of America (USA).

Simply final month, the US chief skipped the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, claiming that South Africa was confiscating land from white farmers and committing acts of genocide.

“The administration plans to ship authorities officers to Washington Dulles Worldwide Airport in Virginia for an occasion marking the arrival of the South Africans, who belong to the white minority Afrikaner ethnic group, in response to the memo from the Division of Well being and Human Providers. The administration initially deliberate to welcome the Afrikaners on Monday, however some officers conversant in the matter cautioned that the plans remained in flux, topic to flight logistics and processing of the group,” the NYT reported.

In accordance with The Guardian, a complete of 54 white Afrikaners from South Africa could be met by officers from Trump’s workplace on Monday on the Dulles Worldwide Airport.

In January, Trump suspended the US refugee programme, leaving greater than 100,000 authorized people stranded after fleeing struggle and persecution from international locations such because the DR Congo and Afghanistan.

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