A U.S.-funded charter plane carrying dozens of white South Africans who claim to have been victims of discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday, heading for the United States, where the Trump administration is welcoming them as refugees. Families lined up to check in for the flight, but declined to speak with reporters. The Afrikaner refugee program has deepened tensions between South Africa and the United States.

Original article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/africa/white-south-africans-granted-refugee-status-by-trump-leave-for-us.html
Source Id: 2025-05-716532272