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South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees

created: May 9, 2025, 9:09 p.m. | updated: May 10, 2025, 9:06 a.m.

South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugeesSome Afrikaners have come out in public to back the US president and his refugee planIn February, Trump described Afrikaners as victims of "racial discrimination" in an executive order, opening up the prospect for them to resettle in the US. South Africa has criticised the US as reports emerge suggesting Washington could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week. The Trump administration has also accused South Africa of seizing land from white farmers without compensation, something Pretoria has repeatedly denied. Elon Musk, a top adviser in the Trump administration who grew up in South Africa during apartheid, has been critical of Pretoria, claiming that it is leading a "genocide" against white farmers. The decision to accept South Africans as refugees comes as the Trump administration has halted nearly all migrant asylum claims.

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