‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
More than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFEView image in fullscreenMore than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025. The US also shut down the refugee programme for anyone else fleeing war and persecution.Since then, more than 13,000 have moved to the US, according to state department figures.
- ▪More than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFEView image in fullscreenMore than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025.
- ▪The US also shut down the refugee programme for anyone else fleeing war and persecution.Since then, more than 13,000 have moved to the US, according to state department figures.
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More than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFEView image in fullscreenMore than 13,000 Afrikaners have moved to the US as refugees since the first group arrived in May 2025. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFESouth Africa‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the USDrive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowingRachel Savage in JohannesburgTue 15 Sep 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 00.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims…
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