Overview

• The Trump administration welcomed 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees, citing claims of racial persecution and violence in their home country.
• Afrikaners received expedited processing, bypassing typical wait times, even as broader refugee admissions remain almost entirely suspended.
• On the same day Afrikaners arrived, the administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, asserting improved conditions under Taliban rule.
• The Episcopal Migration Ministries announced it would end its federal resettlement contract, rejecting what it called a racially unjust policy.
• Democratic officials and activists condemned the policy as racist and immoral, while the administration defended it as addressing specific persecution.