The Trump administration has put in place firm restrictions on entry for people from multiple African countries, like Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Sudan. However, soon after retaking office, Donald Trump carved out an exception for white South Africans.
His February 2025 executive order underlined that white South Africans, or Afrikaners, face “government-sponsored race-based discrimination”; the nightmare of being persecuted for simply the color of their skin.
