The Trump administration plans to receive the first group of White South Africans He says he deserves a safe refuge in the United States due to the alleged racial discrimination in South Africa after apartheid, government documents obeyed by CBS News Show.
The initial arrival of South African citizens who have been granted refugee status could happen as soon as next week, according to the documents, that the effort as a “priority declared” for the Trump administration. The officials have planned a press event on Monday at the Dulles International Airport in Virginia to welcome the group, according to the documents, Althegh sources familiar with the effort told CBS News that the time of the plan could change.
In February, President Trump issued a Executive order Ordering officials who use the United States refugee program to reassure Afrikaners, an ethnic group in South Africa composed of descendants of European settlers, mainly from the Netherlands.
The president said that Afrikaners faced “racial discrimination sponsored by the government”, citing a law that the conservatives of the United States, such as the one born in South Africa. ELON ALMIZCLEThey have said that they allow land seizures motivated by the racially owned by White South Africans. The South Africa government has strongly denied land confiscations or discrimination motivated by Racia.
The agreed agreed initiative to welcome Afrikaners is in marked contrast with the Trump administration movement to prohibit most of the other refugees from entering the United States.
One of Mr. Trump’s first actions after returning to the White House was to suspend the American refugee admission program, which extended to thousands of approved refugees who had been identified as vulnerable individuals fleeing violence and persecution in Africa, Asia and others.
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Federal courts have ruled against Trump’s plan to close the refugee program, which Congress created in 1980 to sacrifice the shelter to those who float persecution due to their race, religion or political opinions. A federal judge recently ordered the officials to reap the approximately 12,000 refugees who were ready to travel to the US. When the refugee program was arrested in January.
Afrikaners’ processing granted refugee status has also been unusually rapid. Before Mr. Trump’s second term, the State Department said the refugee process, on average, between 18 and 24 months to complete due to background verifications, medical examinations and other interviews. Afrikaners ready to travel to the United States have gone through that process in a matter of months or even a week.
Although the long -standing program of the State Department to help refugees last their first months in the US.
Government documents show that resettlement officials were told that they can use funds administered by the HHS refugee resettlement office to help Afrikaners secure homes, maintain basic items and needs that would give their 90 days, including the formula, including the formula, hygiene products and prepaid phones. “
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed in a statement on Friday that its refugee resettlement office is using “existing infrastructure and financing” to offer “immediate support” to Afrikaners.
“Initial arrivals are expected in the short term, with additional people in advance in the coming months,” said the department. “(The refugee resettlement office) is closely coordinating with federal, state and local partners to ensure that thesis refugees receive the necessary services to integrate safely and successfully within our country.”
In a statement, the State Department said that the American embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, has been interviewing those who have requested resettlement to the United States under the directive of Mr. Trump to welcome Afrikaners and continue to receive consultations.
“While we cannot comment on individual cases, the State Department is prioritizing consideration for the resettlement of American refugees in Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unfair racial discrimination,” the department added.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez
