US EditionEpiscopal Church says it won't help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US
- On Monday, the Episcopal Church announced it will end its nearly 40-year partnership with the U.S. Government for refugee resettlement, declining to participate in welcoming white Afrikaner refugees designated under a Trump administration directive.
- This decision follows President Donald Trump's fast-tracking of Afrikaner refugees, who jumped ahead of thousands undergoing years of vetting, amid accusations of discrimination against South Africa's white minority which the South African government denies.
- Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe pointed to the church’s deep dedication to racial justice and its longstanding relationship with the Anglican community in Southern Africa as reasons for declining involvement, expressing regret over the preferential treatment given to one refugee group while others remain in camps or face perilous conditions.
- Rick Santos, president of Church World Service, said the U.S. Government fast-tracked Afrikaners while fighting court orders to resettle other refugees in desperate need, but noted CWS remains open to serving all eligible refugee populations, including Afrikaners.
- The church plans to conclude federally funded refugee services by September but will continue aiding immigrants already in the U.S. Or stranded abroad, signaling a shift in resettlement efforts amid ongoing refugee program disruption.
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[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet says the decision by the United States to confer refugee status to a group of Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
Episcopal Bishop: We Aren’t Helping Afrikaners Because They ‘Jumped the Line’
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe defended the church’s migration service refusing to resettle new migrants from South Africa and stated that “if you look at this decision, this is really about people who have jumped the line.” Rowe said, “[L]ook at the thousands of people fleeing war and violence, people who are waking up dead around the world, people who have helped our military that are bei…
The Afrikaners, the controversial group of refugees Donald Trump opened his arms to
The Trump administration has welcomed a small group of white South Africans, also known as Afrikaners, as refugees, claiming that they face discrimination and violence in their country. This despite the resistance of the South African government, which denies that there is persecution against this community.
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