The Donald Trump administration’s program that gives refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority from South Africa, has come under fresh scrutiny. Antisemitic social media posts were discovered, and they were reportedly written by one of the first arrivals. This is interesting because the Trump administration has tried to block and deport immigrants for similar reasons, yet let white immigrants come through.
As found by the NY Times, Charl Kleinhaus, a 46-year-old Afrikaner who came to the United States on a chartered flight with dozens of others on May 14, 2025, has been connected to online posts expressing antisemitic views. Kleinhaus’s arrival was part of a resettlement effort that has drawn interest from over 8,000 Afrikaners. This policy is very different from the Trump administration’s general restrictions on refugee admissions.
