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First group of white South Africans arrive in US for resettlement

The first group of Afrikaners from South Africa arrive for resettlement at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on May 12, 2025. [AFP]

A group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after President Donald Trump granted them refugee status as victims of what he called a "genocide."

Trump essentially halted refugee arrivals after taking office, but is making an exception for the Afrikaners despite Pretoria's insistence that they do not face persecution in their homeland.

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