The US is preparing this week to receive its first batch of white Afrikaners from SA whom the Trump administration has designated as refugees.

The group is expected to arrive in the US on Monday, according to reports by US-based publication NPR. (https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5391815/first-afrikaners-granted-refugee-status-due-to-arrive-in-u-s) The group is expected to be met at the airport by “high-level officials from the departments of state and homeland security”, according to the report. ..

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