United States President Donald Trump has increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country.
This decision is contained in a signed presidential determination, reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
The document, dated May 21, said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation due to “incitement of racially motivated violence” by the government and political parties in South Africa.
Pretoria has, however, rejected Trump’s claims, saying the American leader was acting on misinformation, emphasising that the South African government treats all races fairly.
