White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US
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ABC's Linsey Davis spoke with Episcopal Bishop Sean Rowe about his church ending its relationship with the government after President Donald Trump's administration granted 59 white South African Afrikaners refugee status.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, has dismissed the claims of genocide as politically motivated, with the countries at odds over a range of policy issues.
The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration enroute to U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.
The Episcopal Church says it will not assist with the resettlement of white South Africans and will end its government partnership to support refugees. The church's presiding bishop, Sean Rowe, explains why.
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Nearly 50 White South Africans were granted refugee status despite other refugee resettlement programs being suspended.
Elon Musk has strongly reacted to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calling the Afrikaners who sought asylum in the United States 'cowards'. The.
Don Lemon comments on the Trump administration admitting 59 white South Africans as "refugees." DON LEMON: This South African farmer BS, which is the most blatantly obvious racist shit ever. It is blatantly obvious the way that we treat white South Africans who,