FILE PHOTO: The first group of white South African refugees step from a "people mover" upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
President Donald Trump's February executive order establishing the program specified that it was for "Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination," referring to an ethnic group descended mostly from Dutch settlers.
