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US to resettle first white South African refugees after Trump order
US President Donald Trump looks on while on board Air Force One on the way to Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 11, 2025.
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The United States is working to bring the first group of white South Africans it has classified as refugees to the country early next week, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing officials briefed on the plans and documents obtained by the newspaper.
US President Donald Trump's administration plans to send officials to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia for an event marking the arrival of the South Africans, who belong to the white minority Afrikaner ethnic group, NYT said, citing a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services.