Welcoming Afrikaner Refugees Fleeing Discrimination

Today, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed the first group of Afrikaner refugees to the United States.

This tremendous accomplishment, at the direction of Secretary Rubio, responds to President Trump’s call to prioritize U.S. refugee resettlement of this vulnerable group facing unjust racial discrimination in South Africa.

Today, the United States sends a clear message, in alignment with the administration’s America First foreign policy agenda, that America will take action to protect victims of racial discrimination.  We stand with these refugees as they build a better future for themselves and their children in the United States.

No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity.  In the coming months, we will continue to welcome more Afrikaner refugees and help them rebuild their lives in our great country.