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muriel_volestrangler

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4. Ironically, Trump sacked experienced refugee administrators, and is now appealing for Black Africans from a charity
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 06:49 PM
Aug 15

to do the work his current lackeys can't - from the Reuters article:

The U.S. State Department laid off many refugee program staffers in major workforce reductions in July. To compensate for the fired staff, workers from HHS who normally deal with domestic refugee assistance have been reassigned to the South Africa program, one of the officials said.

Thirteen HHS staffers were dispatched to Pretoria on Monday even though the majority had no direct experience screening refugees, the official said.

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/trump-administration-weighing-refugee-cap-of-40000-with-focus-on-white-south-africans/

Afrikaner refugee latest: Trump wants Kenyans to enter SA to assist

The US State of Department – under the guidance of President Donald Trump – is hoping to expedite a number of Kenyan nationals to South Africa to assist the refugee resettlement programme for applicants, many, if not all, of whom are white Afrikaners.
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According to the Daily Maverick, the US State Department is hoping to send 30 Kenyan nationals to South Africa to assist applicants in the refugee resettlement process.

Under the guidance of President Donald Trump, US authorities are appealing to South Africa to expedite the volunteers’ visas.

The Kenyan workers form part of the Resettlement Support Centre (RSC) Africa, which operates under the Church World Service, which is a partner of the US Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP).

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/afrikaner-refugee-latest-trump-wants-kenyans-to-enter-sa-to-assist/ar-AA1KzZV2

The most recent plea from the charity was "obey the law, and stop discriminating in favour of the Afrikaners":
As First Group of Afrikaners Prepares to Travel to the United States, CWS Urges Administration to Comply with Court Order to Resettle All Eligible Refugees
May 9, 2025

CWS today expressed deep concern over news that the Trump Administration will soon admit Afrikaners and other racial minorities from South Africa to the United States as refugees, while simultaneously delaying compliance with court orders to resume the life-saving refugee resettlement program. Earlier this week in Pacito v. Trump, the U.S. Government was ordered to process and provide resettlement support to approximately 12,000 refugees who were conditionally approved and had travel scheduled before January 20.
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“We are concerned that the U.S. Government has chosen to fast-track the admission of Afrikaners, while actively fighting court orders to provide life-saving resettlement to other refugee populations who are in desperate need of resettlement.

“By resettling this population, the Government is demonstrating that it still has the capacity to quickly screen, process, and depart refugees to the United States. It’s time for the Administration to honor our nation’s commitment to the thousands of refugee families it abandoned with its cruel and illegal executive order.”

“Despite the Administration’s actions, CWS remains committed to serving all eligible refugee populations seeking safety in the United States, including Afrikaners who are eligible for services. Our faith compels us to serve each person in our care with dignity and compassion.

https://cwsglobal.org/press-releases/as-first-group-of-afrikaners-prepares-to-travel-to-the-united-states-cws-urges-administration-to-comply-with-court-order-to-resettle-all-conditionally-approved-refugees/

You couldn't make it up (I'm assuming the Kenyans are Black - the vast majority are).

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