Law US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans

[LeonardoBjj]

We have friends that are from s Africa that left long before all this started to get really bad. Even 20 years ago, it was tense.

And we have granted how many asylum seekers such status that weren’t white-millions? Now people lose their shit over 54 people. I bet every one of them is vetted unlike the hundreds of thousands that surged across the border illegally

- The left is racist, bruv!

 

[LeonardoBjj]

Episcopal church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status​

Church refuses White House directive, citing longstanding ‘commitment to racial justice and reconciliation’

The Episcopal church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation”.

Presiding bishop Sean Rowe announced the step on Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC on a private charter plane and were greeted by a government delegation.

Episcopal Migration Ministries instead will halt its decades-long partnership with the government, Rowe said.

Donald Trump opened a fast-tracked refugee status to white South Africans, accusing their government of discrimination, even as his administration abruptly shut down the overall US refugee program. The South Africans jumped ahead of thousands of would-be refugees overseas who had been undergoing years of vetting and processing.

Episcopal Migration Ministries has long resettled refugees under federal grants. Rowe said that about two weeks ago, the government contacted it and said it expected the ministry to resettle some of the South Africans under the terms of its grant.

“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,” Rowe said. “Accordingly, we have determined that, by the end of the federal fiscal year, we will conclude our refugee resettlement grant agreements with the US federal government.”


South Africa’s government has vehemently denied allegations of discriminatory treatment of its white minority residents.

“It has been painful to watch one group of refugees, selected in a highly unusual manner, receive preferential treatment over many others who have been waiting in refugee camps or dangerous conditions for years,” Rowe said. “I am saddened and ashamed that many of the refugees who are being denied entrance to the United States are brave people who worked alongside our military in Iraq and Afghanistan and now face danger at home because of their service to our country.”

He also said many refugees, including Christians, were victims of religious persecution and were now denied entry.

He said the church would find other ways to serve immigrants, such as those already in this country and those stranded overseas.

The move marks the end of a ministry-government partnership that, for nearly four decades, has served nearly 110,000 refugees from countries, including Ukraine, Myanmar and Congo, Rowe said.

It is not the first high-profile friction between the Episcopal church and the Trump administration. Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington DC drew Trump’s anger in January at an inaugural prayer service in which she urged “mercy” on those fearing his actions, including migrants and LGBTQ+ children.


The Anglican church of Southern Africa includes churches in South Africa and neighboring countries. It was a potent force in the campaign against apartheid in the 1980s and 1990s, an effort for which the late archbishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel peace prize in 1984.

Another faith-based refugee agency, Church World Service, says it is open to serving the South African arrivals.

“We are concerned that the US Government has chosen to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners, while actively fighting court orders to provide life-saving resettlement to other refugee populations who are in desperate need of resettlement,” Rick Santos, CWS president and CEO, said in a statement.

He added that the action proved the government knows how to screen and process refugees quickly.

“Despite the Administration’s actions, CWS remains committed to serving all eligible refugee populations seeking safety in the United States, including Afrikaners who are eligible for services,” he said. “Our faith compels us to serve each person in our care with dignity and compassion.”

The Episcopal ministry and CWS are among 10 national groups, most of them faith-based, that have partnered with the government for refugee resettlement.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/episcopal-church-white-south-africans-trump

 

[syct23]

Did they meet the criteria for asylum?

In their own Home Countries?

I think they did.

 

[CubicleGangster]

Did they meet the criteria for asylum?

They met the criteria for the program they applied for and were approved.

 

[that Indian]

These are the types of refugees I'd happily welcome. Facing real persecution in their home country and would likely be able to contribute to the economy rather than just being an unending drain.

Isn't this a false binary? Just because you support and welcome these refugees, doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to denigrate others. Also, what compels you to believe these refugees would better contribute to the US economy?

Most accounts report a net positive effect with the non-Boer refugees, which may puncture your narrative of them being an unending drain.

 

[Khaosan]

Sounds about white.

 

[William Huggins]

1930s era Nazi Germany according to the left.

Considering the Nazi party was structured on the lessons learnt from the Marxists fuck up during their revolution and Hitler calling themselves the National socialist, instead of Communists, it doesn't seem plausible........

 

[The XL]

Didn't seizing the lands of white farmers without anyone knowing how to farm already backfire once? Does nobody pay any attention over there?

 

[Andy Capp]

You think it was racism?

In 2024,100,000 were admitted. They, in large part, remain here. Trump canceled the 100,000 in waiting this year as an en masse admission and is doing it case by case.

Donald Trump opened a fast-tracked refugee status to white South Africans, accusing their government of discrimination, even as his administration abruptly shut down the overall US refugee program. The South Africans jumped ahead of thousands of would-be refugees overseas who had been undergoing years of vetting and processing.

So, yeah. That's exactly what I think.

 

[LeonardoBjj]

@Andy Capp - I'm playing a kayfabe, bro!

 

[Andy Capp]

- The left is racist, bruv!

Is this a joke?

 

[Andy Capp]

@Andy Capp - I'm playing a kayfabe, bro!

Righto, see my other reply to you above.

 

[HomeCheese]

Pick another battle dipshit

That's bull shit, you are posting lies and spreading made up shit again. Russian bot is your source? There are about 50 farmers killed a year in South Africa of all ethnic groups. Further, there were something like 19,000 killings in SA last year from January through September to put the farmer killings in better perspective. They are not the top targets of crime like you seem to think.

It's a strange world where we imagine the white South African land owners as the victims. Lol.

 

[LeonardoBjj]

Is this a joke?

- Obviously.

 

[Mr Holmes]

That's bull shit, you are posting lies and spreading made up shit again. Russian bot is your source? There are about 50 farmers killed a year in South Africa of all ethnic groups. Further, there were something like 19,000 killings in SA last year from January through September to put the farmer killings in better perspective. They are not the top targets of crime like you seem to think.

Iy's a strange world where we imagine the white South African land owners as the victims. Lol.

I don't get what you're trying to say. White people can't be victims? What part of that post is a lie?

 

[Rod1]

Biden accepted over 300k Ukrainians, are Slavs considered white in modern white nationalism? im not up to date.

 

[Rod1]

I don't get what you're trying to say. White people can't be victims? What part of that post is a lie?

I think the issue is that its pretty plain obvious now that Trump and the MAGA movement opposition to immigration is rooted in white nationalism, not that these people don't deserve it, but then again tons of people live in pretty violent countries, is Trump willing to accept them too?

 

[tastaylvr]

takes a special type of person to scour the internet for any news pertaining to white people dying


Some of y’all are fucking losers ey lol

 

[Streeter]

They did it the right way , they are legit in danger, they have skills and money to contribute. No issue at all here

 

[Cajun]

That's bull shit, you are posting lies and spreading made up shit again. Russian bot is your source? There are about 50 farmers killed a year in South Africa of all ethnic groups. Further, there were something like 19,000 killings in SA last year from January through September to put the farmer killings in better perspective. They are not the top targets of crime like you seem to think.

Iy's a strange world where we imagine the white South African land owners as the victims. Lol.

Obviously you can understand the tension between the two groups. I think eventually they will all sell their property and relocate to other countries. I have friends in the Limpopo area. I saw one of them about 6 months ago when he came to the states. It's not great but they are more or less isolated up around Botswana. South Africa is a beautiful place though overall. Hopefully the two sides can learn to work together and get along.