South Africa pushed back Africans in the US against Trump’s plan to resume alleged harassment
The South African government has objected to the plan to accept the United States plan to accept white Africians as refugees, the decision politically motivated and unable to facts.On Friday, the South African Foreign Ministry confirmed that after American media had expressed concern that the first group of Africans would come in early Monday. The move stems from a refugee rehabilitation program supported by US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused South Africa of racial discrimination against white citizens, especially African farmers. The South African government stressed the allegations baseless and stressed that they do not meet the legal definition of oppression under the Domestic or International Refugee Act. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that Deputy Foreign Minister Alvin Bots had directly infusted his American counterpart, Christopher Landau. Pretoria also questioned the legal status of the Africans and requested the assurance that anyone faced criminal allegations. The relations between the two countries have deteriorated in recent months, especially after Washington expelled the South African ambassador in March. A major point of friction is the expansion of land of South Africa, which Trump claims that the state allows the state to seize a white -owned farm. The South African government has insisted that the law allows expulsion only in public interest and only after fair talks. Despite stopping the first refugee arrival, Trump announced a “rapid route” for American citizenship in February, described them as victims of racial injustice. White African is mainly descendants of Dutch settlers who started arriving in Southern Africa 300 years ago. Today, they form a majority within the white population of South Africa, which is about 7.3 percent of the total population of the country.
