After suspending the US refugee program, President Trump is making an exception for white South Africans, known as Afrikaners

The Trump administration has been criticised for granting refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, over people fleeing war and famine. View on euronews

Farmer and guesthouse owner, Thea van Straten shared her reasons for leaving SA for refugee status in the US with Colonel Chris Wyatt. Afrikaner refugees who boarded a plane for the United States say they left South Africa for safety reasons. The flight was fully funded by the US government.