Do You Qualify for Refugee Status Under the Trump Administration?

The history behind Trump’s offer of refugee status to White South Africans

The Trump administration is resettling Afrikaners in the United States after halting admission for other refugees. Here’s what to know.

Do You Qualify for Refugee Status Under the Trump Administration?

“The first group of White South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday under President Trump’s executive order mandating they be prioritized for resettlement—even as the broader refugee program remains largely on hold.” —NPR - - -1. Are you a victim of racial discrimination? A. Yes B. Yes, in the sense that the systemic advantages my people used to enjoy have been chipped away at somewhat in recent years 2. Do you own Birkenstocks? A. No…

The so-called victim of a "genocide", these descendants of settlers in South Africa were welcomed as "refugees" in Donald Trump's America.

She wonders what it feels like to be known as an 'Afrikaner refugee' and breathe American air for the first time at Washington Dulles International Airport, writes Louise Karsten.

Afrikaners for the U.S. as Refugees?

Afrikaners from South Africa arrive in Dulles, Virginia, on Monday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Today, media outlets reported that a group of Afrikaners is being relocated from South Africa to the United States under “refugee” status. At first glance, this looks like a simple humanitarian gesture but for those of us observing Africa from within Africa, it’s something far more dangerous. It reeks of imperial engineering. Let’s be clear…