‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US

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How it spread - 19 original reports

1. Tue, 15 September 2026

   3 reports
   • The Guardian World04:00first to report
     ‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US

     Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowing When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their country thought that their prayers had been answered. However, in the past few months, dozens of applicants to the refugee programme have been rejected, with many left dismayed and confused as to...

   • Index.hr (Croatia)07:30
     Trump pozvao bijelce iz Južne Afrike u SAD. Sad im odbijaju vize

     UNATOČ Trumpovom programu za preseljenje bijelih Južnoafrikanaca zbog navodnog 'genocida', deseci zahtjeva su odbijeni, ostavljajući podnositelje razočaranima i zbunjenima zbog nejasnih razloga.

   • Le Figaro (France)21:34
     Les États-Unis annoncent des restrictions de visa pour les Sud-Africains

     L’administration Trump affirme depuis plusieurs mois que les Afrikaners blancs sont victimes de persécutions.

2. Wed, 16 September 2026

   16 reports
   • Die Zeit (Germany)01:37
     USA und Südafrika: USA verhängen Sanktionen gegen Südafrika

     Die USA wollen südafrikanischen Regierungsbeamten, die nach ihrer Darstellung zu Gewalt gegen Weiße aufrufen, die Visa entziehen. Südafrika weist die Vorwürfe zurück.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)02:04
     US announces visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals in South Africa over race-based discrimination

     South African government 'consistently' failed to address rural crime, violent and dehumanizing rhetoric, says Secretary of State Rubio

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)03:30
     Sankcje za dyskryminację rasową. Urzędnicy z RPA bez wstępu do USA

     Sekretarz stanu USA Marco Rubio ogłosił we wtorek nałożenie restrykcji wizowych na południowoafrykańskich urzędników. Zakaz wjazdu dotyczy osób odpowiedzialnych za dyskryminację rasową białych mieszkańców RPA. Decyzja ta to kolejny krok administracji Donalda Trumpa wymierzony we władze RPA.

   • news24.com04:26
     US curbs SA visas, alleging ‘race-based discrimination’

     The United States on Tuesday announced new restrictions on visas for South Africans, after President Donald Trump repeatedly criticised the country’s leaders over its post-apartheid racial justice policies.

   • BBC News World06:12
     US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination

     Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns over racial inequality.

   • news.az06:22
     US targets South African officials with new visa restrictions over 'race-based discrimination'

     The United States remains gravely concerned about racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners an...

   • AllAfrica07:21
     South Africa: U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on South Africa, Citing Race-Based Discrimination

     [allAfrica] The United States has announced visa restrictions against people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa's white minority.

   • AllAfrica07:36
     Africa: All of Africa Today

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   • AllAfrica08:34
     South Africa: Trump Blocks Visas for South Africans Accused of Afrikaner Discrimination

     [Scrolla] Donald Trump's government has announced new visa restrictions against some South Africans.

   • NYT World10:08
     Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White Discrimination

     Washington says South Africa has not done anything to fix what President Trump sees as discrimination. South Africa’s president has called Mr. Trump’s policies racist.

   • DW Top Stories10:23
     US announces South Africa visa curbs over race claims

     The visa restriction policy targets South African nationals who US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims are responsible for "race-based discrimination" against white citizens.

   • The Guardian World12:35
     US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination

     Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South Africa The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikaners. The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US. Trump has spent his second term falsely claiming there is a “white genocide” in South Africa and railing...

   • Novinky (Czechia)16:48
     USA uvalily vízová omezení na představitele Jihoafrické republiky

     Americký ministr zahraničí Marco Rubio v úterý oznámil uvalení vízových omezení na představitele Jihoafrické republiky, kteří „diskriminují jihoafrickou bělošskou menšinu“. Žádného konkrétního představitele, kterého by se omezení měla týkat, nejmenoval. Mezi USA a JAR panuje napětí způsobené americkým prezidentem Donaldem Trumpem a jeho šířením vyvrácené konspirační teorie o genocidě bělochů v JAR.

   • biznews.com17:09
     SA joins Colombia, South Sudan on short list hit by this US visa tool. Meservey unpacks why

     Listen here The night before this interview, Marco Rubio picked up a weapon Washington has never used against South Africa before: visa restrictions aimed at in

   • Al Jazeera English17:13
     South Africa slams planned US visa curbs over alleged racial discrimination

     Trump administration falling for misinformation from 'fringe groups' alleging discrimination against white Afrikaners.

   • Times of India17:27
     US limits visas for South African officials over discrimination against White minorities