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news The Guardian World 2026-05-19

US Admits 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees Amid Controversy

The US will increase the number of white South Africans admitted as refugees, citing an "emergency refugee situation." This follows repeated, disputed claims by Donald Trump of "white genocide" against Afrikaners.


<p>Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100m</p><p>The US government has said it will increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees this year from about 7,500 to 17,500, claiming that โ€œunforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation.โ€</p><p>Since starting his second term in office last year, Donald Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners are racially t...

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