Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better life

Naomi and Danny Saphire pose with their children and dogs at their new home in Plettenberg Bay after returning from the U.S., in the Western Cape, South Africa, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

(Corrects year to 2016 from 2019 in paragraph 10)

JOHANNESBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, he said, citing mass shootings ⁠in public places as well as violence by U.S. immigration officers.