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Episcopal Church Refuses to Assist Resettlement of White South Africans Amid Controversy

The Episcopal Church halts its refugee resettlement partnership, citing racial justice, as Trump’s program fast-tracks white South Africans amidst claims of discrimination.


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On May 12, 2025, a charter flight carrying 59 white South Africans landed in the U.S. as part of a Trump administration initiative claiming to support victims of discrimination. While welcomed at Dulles International Airport, Episcopal Migration Ministries announced it would terminate its decades-long partnership with the federal government, citing a commitment to racial justice. South Africa's government firmly denies allegations of persecution against Afrikaners, calling the claims 'imagined.' The controversy escalates as many other refugees remain in dire conditions, with calls for equitable treatment amidst this preferential resettlement for white South Africans.

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The Trump administration's refugee program for Afrikaners is viewed as a politically motivated action that perpetuates misinformation about discrimination in South Africa, especially as it occurs alongside a broader anti-migrant stance that blocks refugees from non-white countries.

President Trump's claims of genocide against Afrikaners are criticized as lacking factual basis, with the South African government and experts asserting that claims of systemic persecution are exaggerated and serve a political agenda.

The resettlement of Afrikaners, characterized as a privileged minority, raises profound ethical dilemmas regarding the prioritization of white refugees over groups facing more severe threats and deprivations.

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