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US enlists 'Amerikaners' group in refugee scheme for white South Africans
The Amerikaners group will screen applicants for the US Refugee Admissions Program amid political opposition from the South African government, with fewer than 100 arrivals as of August.
- The US administration has enlisted a group called Amerikaners to help identify applicants for a refugee programme aimed at white South Africans facing racial discrimination.
- The programme was established by US President Donald Trump in February for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination.
- According to the US embassy in South Africa, Amerikaners is now a designated Department of State referral partner for the programme, assessing applicants for eligibility.
- South Africa's government opposes the programme, claiming that allegations of discrimination are unfounded and that targeted white South Africans do not qualify as refugees.
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US Enlists ‘Amerikaners’ to Identify Applicants for South African Refugee Program
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa on Sept. 8 added a group called “Amerikaners” to its list of agencies that help identify applicants for the Trump administration’s Afrikaner refugee resettlement program. The U.S. mission said that Amerikaners is a designated Department of State referral partner. It will be involved in gathering information from potential applicants to assess whether they have a case eligible to be reviewed by the U.S. Refugee Ad…
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Total News Sources7
Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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C 29%
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