Summary

Trump issued an executive order directing U.S. officials to prioritize refugee resettlement for Afrikaners, a White South African ethnic group.

He claimed they face racial discrimination under South Africa’s land-reform law, a claim the South African government denies.

The order also suspends U.S. aid to South Africa, affecting programs like PEPFAR, which combats HIV/AIDS.

He also cited South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice as a sign of hostility toward the U.S.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Really just turning the clock back a hundred years on immigration policy.

    It’s going to be a long… however long this is… to live through. For those of us who live through it, at least.