When they arrive in the U.S., white South Africans admitted as refugees could get a whitewashed history lesson about slavery, racism and civil rights.
Donald Trump’s administration has frozen refugee admissions from virtually every other country but has admitted nearly 6,000 white South Africans, throwing the nation’s refugee program into chaos while abruptly stranding thousands of people fleeing war and persecution who have been waiting for years to safely resettle in the U.S.