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October 31, 2025
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South Africa Complains About Trump Prioritizing White, Afrikaner Refugees.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The South African government criticised the Trump administration’s decision to prioritize refugee applications from white Afrikaners, denying that the country is at risk of a “white genocide.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, and Afrikaners.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on October 30, with earlier discussions in May during a meeting in the Oval Office.

🎯IMPACT: The U.S. refugee cap has been reduced to its lowest level on record, with most places expected to go to white South African Afrikaners.

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The South African government has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to prioritize refugee applications from white Afrikaners, dismissing claims of a “white genocide.” Officials in Pretoria claim that South Africa’s crime statistics do not show white citizens being disproportionately targeted—although South African statistics intentionally obscure the racial background of criminals and their victims—and branded the U.S. policy politically motivated and racially divisive.

The criticism follows an announcement by the Trump administration setting America’s annual refugee cap at 7,500, the lowest on record, and indicating that most of those places will likely go to Afrikaners. President Donald J. Trump had previously offered refugee status to Afrikaners after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law permitting the expropriation of land without compensation, widely perceived as an attempt to dispossess Afrikaner farmers.

In a tense Oval Office meeting earlier this year, Trump confronted Ramaphosa, noting that white farmers were being killed and persecuted. Trump’s State Department has accused South African authorities of failing to prevent farm murders and alleged “extrajudicial killings” of white landowners, claims that South African officials claim are politically motivated.

South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled after criticising Trump’s remarks. Rasool accused the U.S. president of “mobilising a supremacism” and “projecting white victimhood,” while the South African government insisted that violent crime affects all racial groups.

Despite U.S. claims of “systemic violence against white farmers,” Ramaphosa denounced Afrikaners who accepted U.S. asylum, calling them “cowards” for fleeing persecution.

Notably, Julius Malema, who leads the fourth-largest party in South Africa’s multi-party legislature, has led packed stadiums in chants of “Kill the Boer (Afrikaner), the farmer,” and warned he is “not calling for the slaughtering of white people, at least for now,” and stressing that he will not rule out doing so in the future.

The “Kill the Boer” slogan has been found at the scene of farm murders.

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October 30, 2025
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Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to Historic Low of 7,500, Most Places Going to Afrikaners.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Afrikaners in South Africa, and U.S. government officials.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Determination dated September 30, announced in Washington, D.C.

🎯IMPACT: This decision shifts U.S. refugee policy, focusing on Afrikaners and potentially others, while slashing the annual refugee cap.

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President Donald J. Trump has set the refugee admissions ceiling for the 2026 fiscal year at 7,500, the lowest limit in U.S. history. The presidential determination, dated September 30, focuses on admitting South African Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, citing persecution in their home country. The previous cap, set by former President Joe Biden, was 125,000.

When Trump returned to office in January, he immediately paused all refugee admissions, saying the program would resume only if it served “the best interest of the United States.” The administration soon began prioritizing Afrikaners for resettlement, though only 138 South Africans had been admitted by early September, according to official data. The new refugee plan also extends consideration to “other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.” A leaked internal memo from April suggested that Europeans facing discrimination for opposing mass migration or supporting populist parties could also qualify.

The new refugee limits come amid a broader tightening of immigration enforcement. Southern border crossings have dropped to their lowest level in 55 years, with around 237,000 apprehensions reported this fiscal year, a decline of more than 80 percent. At the U.S.-Canada border, illegal crossings have fallen by roughly 95 percent following a major security crackdown earlier in 2025.

Meanwhile, deportations have accelerated. Federal immigration authorities report that the United States is on track to reach roughly 600,000 removals by the end of the year. Since January 2025, more than half a million illegal immigrants have been deported, and officials say voluntary departures have also risen sharply.

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August 12, 2025
Politics
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Trump State Department Slams South Africa for ‘Extrajudicial Killings’ of White Farmers.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. State Department reported a significant worsening of human rights in South Africa, highlighting extrajudicial killings and repression of the white minority.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. State Department, the South African government, Afrikaners, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The report was released Tuesday, referencing events in South Africa over the last several years.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “This act could enable the government to seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation.” – U.S. State Department Report, referring to legislation authorizing land expropriation without compensation.

🎯IMPACT: The findings raise international scrutiny over South Africa’s government policies and the treatment of Afrikaner farmers.

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The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights report has highlighted a significant deterioration in conditions within South Africa, particularly focusing on extrajudicial killings and the repression of racial minorities, including white Afrikaner farmers. The findings were released as part of the 2025 report on Tuesday.

The report cited instances where South African police were involved in shootings resulting in the deaths of suspects. For example, in April, at least 40 criminal suspects were killed in shootouts, and in September, six suspects wanted for homicide and extortion were shot by Durban police. Watchdog groups have pointed to deaths in custody often stemming from abuse, neglect, or lack of medical care.

Additionally, the report highlighted the ongoing violence against Afrikaner farmers, referencing data from Agence France-Presse that recorded 447 murders on farms and smallholdings between October 2023 and September 2024. It criticized the extremist political party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) for inciting attacks on Afrikaner farmers, including the revival of the controversial song “Kill the Boer [Farmer]” at rallies.

The Expropriation Bill of 2024 was also criticized, as it allows the government to seize land without compensation. The report warned that such measures could disproportionately target Afrikaner farmers, exacerbating violence and dismantling opportunities in employment, education, and business for the ethnic minority.

President Donald J. Trump, who met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in May, has been outspoken on the issue, saying that white Afrikaner farmers are being targeted and forced off their land.

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May 21, 2025
Jack Montgomery
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BREAKING: Trump Confronts South African Prez on Rallies Calling for Murder of White Farmers.

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❓ What Happened: President Donald J. Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with evidence of Julius Malema inciting violence against white farmers and opposed South Africa’s land expropriation laws, while offering Afrikaners U.S. refugee status.

👥  Who’s Involved: President Trump, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters.

📍 Where & When: Diplomatic meeting, with Trump’s confrontation reported on May 21, 2025.

⚠️  Impact: Trump’s bold stance champions human rights and counters South Africa’s dangerous policies, reinforcing America First by protecting persecuted Afrikaners and challenging Ramaphosa’s denialism.

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President Donald J. Trump has confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with videos of Julius Malema, leader of one of the largest parties in the South African legislature, calling for the murder of the country’s white minority.

Malema, previously the president of the youth wing of Ramaphosa’s party, the African National Congress (ANC), could be seen leading a packed stadium in chants of “Kill the Boer” and “Shoot to kill,” and performing impressions of a gun being fired. “Boer” refers to Afrikaners, mostly Dutch-descended, from South Africa’s Western Cape, but is commonly used to refer to all Afrikaners.

President Trump also showed video of a field of white crosses, representing white farmers who have been murdered over the years, often with extreme brutality. Ramaphosa reiterated the South African government’s official line that these farmers are victims of mere “criminality.” Still, the attacks frequently involve a racial element, with phrases like ‘Kill the Boer’ sometimes being left at the scene. Trump also held up a number of printouts of news articles about these farm attacks.

The Trump administration is particularly opposed to the Ramaphosa government’s new legislation authorizing the expropriation of white farmers’ land without compensation—a policy previously tried in Zimbabwe, with disastrous consequences for the white minority and the country at large when food production subsequently collapsed.

In response to South Africa’s expropriation laws, the Trump administration has begun accepting Afrikaners into the United States as refugees. Ramaphosa has slammed these Afrikaners as “cowards.”

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May 14, 2025
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South Africa’s President Slams Afrikaner Refugees as ‘Cowards’ for Fleeing Persecution.

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âť“What Happened: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized white Afrikaner refugees for leaving the country, labeling their departure as “cowardly.”

👥 Who’s Involved: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Afrikaner refugees, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Afriforum CEO Kallie Kriel.

đź“Ť Where & When: South Africa; comments made at an agricultural convention following the arrival of 49 Afrikaner refugees in Washington, D.C., on May 13.

💬 Key Quote: “When you run away, you’re a coward, and that’s a real cowardly act, and I expect every South African to stay here, and we work together, and we solve our problems.” — President Cyril Ramaphosa.

⚠️ Impact: The remarks highlight tensions over South Africa’s racist land redistribution policies and the U.S. granting refugee status to Afrikaners.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced white Afrikaner refugees who recently emigrated to the United States, describing their departure as an act of cowardice. His comments came after the first group of 49 Afrikaners, granted refugee status by the U.S., landed in Washington, D.C. Reports suggest up to 70,000 additional Afrikaners have applied for refugee status under the policy.

Speaking at a surprise appearance at an agricultural convention on Tuesday, Ramaphosa addressed the issue, stating that those leaving South Africa were unwilling to accept the government’s “transformation” policies. New “expropriation without compensation” laws aim to forcibly redistribute land and wealth along racial lines.

“They may be feeling excited they’ve left the country, they’ve got somebody like President Trump, but in the end, it’s a group of South Africans demonstrating that the changes and transformation that we are embarking upon here, they are not favourably disposed to it, and that’s why they are running away.”

He continued, “When you run away, you’re a coward, and that’s a real cowardly act. I expect every South African to stay here, and we work together, and we solve our problems.”

Afriforum, a group representing Afrikaners, pushed back against Ramaphosa’s statements. CEO Kallie Kriel issued a strong response on social media, accusing the South African government of fostering an unsafe environment for Afrikaners. The group often highlights threats and violence, including deadly violence, targeting white farmers in the country, even before the government’s moves to seize their land.

President Donald J. Trump has accused the South African government of presiding over a “genocide” against Afrikaners. Tensions between the governments of the two countries have been high in recent months over the mistreatment of white Afrikaner people, who have been in southern Africa since the 1600s—which is as long as some of its black African ethnic groups, with roots in tribes that migrated to the territory from further north, at least in some areas.

South Africa is a country where the radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party, led by extremist Julius Malema regularly sing a song calling for the killing of Afrikaner farmers. Malema himself has not ruled out murdering white South Africans if his extremist party—already the fourth-largest in the South African legislature, out of 18 with representation there—ever comes to power.

“We’ve not called for the killing of white people, at least for now. I can’t guarantee the future,” he said in an interview in 2018.

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May 13, 2025
Immigration
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Episcopal Church Refuses to Help Refugees Because They are White.

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âť“What Happened: The Episcopal Church is ending its partnership with the U.S. government on refugee resettlement, refusing to assist in resettling white South African refugees.

👥 Who’s Involved: The Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe, President Donald J. Trump, and 49 Afrikaner refugees.

đź“Ť Where & When: United States, decision announced Monday, refugees arrived the same day.

💬 Key Quote: “In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation… we are not able to take this step,” said Bishop Sean Rowe.

⚠️ Impact: The move ends a decades-long collaboration and highlights the Episcopal Church’s political agenda.

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The Episcopal Church has announced its decision to cease collaborating with the U.S. government on refugee resettlement, specifically declining to help in resettling white South African refugees. The announcement, made by Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Monday, marks the end of a longstanding partnership between the church’s Episcopal Migration Ministries and federal agencies.

The decision coincided with the arrival of 49 Afrikaner refugees in the United States. These individuals were granted priority resettlement status under the Trump administration, allowing them to bypass the typically lengthy waiting periods other groups face.

“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,” Rowe stated. He added that the church would conclude its federal refugee resettlement grant agreements by the end of the fiscal year.

President Trump has prioritized resettling white South Africans, after the South African government passed laws allowing it to seize white-owned farmland without compensation, alongside brutal violence directed at Dutch-descended Afrikaners. “It’s a genocide that’s taking place. Farmers are being killed. They happen to be white,” Trump remarked on May 12.

The move by the Episcopal Church comes just months after the Trump administration ended federal funding for Roman Catholic groups who were aiding illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Catholic Migration Services (CMS) would have received nearly $300,000 for the resettling of migrants, but this was suspended in March.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced in February that it would face major layoffs due to its reliance on money from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). President Trump halted USAID funding for a multitude of woke projects and organizations shortly after his inauguration.

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May 9, 2025
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Trump Grants Asylum to Dozens of White South Africans.

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âť“What Happened: The U.S. has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., soon.

👥 Who’s Involved: The U.S. and South African governments, President Donald J. Trump, and 54 Afrikaner refugees.

đź“Ť Where & When: Expected arrival at Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., as soon as Monday.

đź’¬ Key Quote: “The Department of State is prioritising consideration for U.S. refugee resettlement of Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination,” said a State Department spokesman.

⚠️ Impact: The move marks a significant shift in U.S. refugee policy, with expedited processing for Afrikaners, and raises questions about the treatment of South Africa’s centuries-old white minority.

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The United States has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans,with their arrival in Washington, D.C. expected as early as Monday. This follows an executive order by President Donald J. Trump, who in February directed his administration to prioritize Afrikaners—descendants of mostly Dutch settlers whose presence in the country dates to 1652—citing government discrimination against them.

The U.S. refugee settlement program was suspended by Trump on his first day in office, leaving over 100,000 approved refugees from countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan in limbo. However, the recent executive order has expedited the process for Afrikaners, who face having their farmland expropriated from them by the state, without compensation, under new laws. Similar legislation passed in neighboring Zimbabwe by the late President Robert Mugabe saw whites driven from their land, and in some cases, killed en masse.

White farmers in South Africa already face a disproportionate number of home invasions and murders, with the authorities turning a blind eye to large-scale rallies calling for their extermination.

Sources indicate that U.S. officials are coordinating the logistics of the Afrikaners’ arrival, with a charter flight to Dulles International Airport being considered. High-level officials from the Departments of State and Homeland Security are expected to greet the refugees upon arrival, a relatively unusual gesture.

While the exact arrival date remains unconfirmed, the State Department has emphasized its focus on Afrikaners facing “unjust racial discrimination.” This expedited processing contrasts with the typical 18 to 24 months it usually takes for refugee resettlement in the U.S.

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March 7, 2025
Jack Montgomery
World

‘Bad Place to Be’ — Trump Invites South Africa’s White Farmers to U.S., Promises ‘Rapid Pathway to Citizenship.’

President Donald J. Trump has invited white farmers and their families to leave South Africa for the United States, accusing the country’s far-left government of mistreating them terribly. “South Africa is being terrible, plus, to long time Farmers in the country. They are confiscating their LAND and FARMS, and MUCH WORSE THAN THAT,” he wrote.

The America First leader described South Africa as a “bad place to be right now,” noting that the U.S. is “stopping all Federal Funding.”

“To go a step further, any Farmer (with family!) from South Africa, seeking to flee that country for reasons of safety, will be invited into the United States of America with a rapid pathway to Citizenship,” he pledged, adding: “This process will begin immediately!”

The South African government recently passed so-called expropriation without compensation laws, allowing the state to seize land from white farmers to “promote inclusivity” in the agricultural sector, giving the former owners nothing in return. President Trump previously signed an executive order condemning the expropriation law and promising a robust response.

White-owned farmland was expropriated in neighboring Zimbabwe in the 2000s, with a number of white farmers and their families being injured or even killed during the seizures. This was soon followed by a collapse in food production and an economic depression.

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President Donald J. Trump has invited white farmers and their families to leave South Africa for the United States, accusing the country's far-left government of mistreating them terribly. "South Africa is being terrible, plus, to long time Farmers in the country. They are confiscating their LAND and FARMS, and MUCH WORSE THAN THAT," he wrote. show more
February 7, 2025
Jack Montgomery
World

President Trump Sanctions South Africa for Targeting White Minority, Backs Resettling Afrikaner Refugees.

President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the “egregious actions of the Republic of South Africa.” The South African government has passed legislation allowing it to seize white-owned farms without compensation.

“In shocking disregard of its citizens’ rights, the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) recently enacted Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 (Act), to enable the government of South Africa to seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation,” the order states.

“In addition, South Africa has taken aggressive positions towards the United States and its allies, including accusing Israel, not Hamas, of genocide in the International Court of Justice, and reinvigorating its relations with Iran to develop commercial, military, and nuclear arrangements,” it continues.

President Trump’s order mandates that all aid and assistance to South Africa should be suspended, “to the maximum extent allowed by law”—although agency heads are given discretion to maintain some aid in exceptional circumstances.

Moreover, the order states that “the United States shall promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation.”

“The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take appropriate steps, consistent with law, to prioritize humanitarian relief, including admission and resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination,” it explains.

Afrikaners, sometimes referred to as Boers, are the primarily Dutch-descended people who account for the lion’s share of South Africa’s white minority. They have been present in the country since 1652 A.D.

White farmers in neighboring Zimbabwe had their lands seized, and were in some cases killed, in the 2000s. Food production promptly collapsed, leading to famine and a dramatic economic collapse.

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President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the "egregious actions of the Republic of South Africa." The South African government has passed legislation allowing it to seize white-owned farms without compensation. show more
February 3, 2025
Jack Montgomery
World

President Trump Warns U.S. ‘Will Act’ If South Africa Seizes White-Owned Farms.

President Donald J. Trump has vowed the U.S. government “will act” if the South African government uses new legislation allowing “expropriation without compensation” to seize land from white farmers, as the late Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe did in the 2000s. “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” he wrote on Truth Social in the small hours of Monday morning.

“It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention. A massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum, is happening for all to see,” he continued. “The United States won’t stand for it, we will act. Also, I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!”

President Trump derailed previous efforts to dispossess white farmers in 2018 by publicly announcing an investigation into “farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers.”

The aforementioned farm seizures in neighboring Zimbabwe, which were accompanied by several state-sanctioned murders, ushered in a long period of economic calamity, with food production and the value of commercial farmland collapsing.

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President Donald J. Trump has vowed the U.S. government "will act" if the South African government uses new legislation allowing "expropriation without compensation" to seize land from white farmers, as the late Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe did in the 2000s. "South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," he wrote on Truth Social in the small hours of Monday morning. show more