Overview
- The State Department set goals to process 2,000 Afrikaners by the end of October and another 4,000 by the end of November, according to people familiar with the plans.
- Fewer than 400 Afrikaners had arrived by the end of September, and officials say about 700 are ready to travel once the shutdown ends.
- The contemplated ceiling would fall from 125,000 under Biden to roughly 7,500, with as many as 93 percent of slots reserved for Afrikaners, according to documents cited by multiple outlets.
- Operational shifts include expedited vetting in as little as a week and alternative referral channels that bypass UNHCR, including work with the advocacy group Amerikaners, sources said.
- Senator Chris Murphy denounced the proposal as racist, refugee groups warned thousands already vetted worldwide could be left in limbo, and South African officials reject claims of genocide against white farmers.