Before you start reading this article, here’s a little information: Over 5,000 Afrikaners have left South Africa for the United States since Donald Trump decided to prioritize the entry of these descendants of European settlers onto American soil. According to recent data from the US State Department, 4499 refugees have been admitted to the United States since the beginning of the fiscal year, with almost all of them being Afrikaners, except for three Afghans. This adds to the 340 white South Africans welcomed earlier, at the start of Donald Trump’s new term.
The demand for migration is increasing, with approximately 1,300 Afrikaners arriving in the US in March and over 1,500 in February. After an initial government-sponsored flight in May 2025, these Afrikaners are now traveling on commercial flights. Most have settled in Texas, Florida, and California.
On another note, there has been a significant decline in the number of refugees admitted into the US, as the Trump administration has drastically limited the number to a maximum of 7,500 for the year, a stark contrast to the 100,000 admitted annually under Joe Biden’s administration.
This policy shift has been criticized by a group of refugees who filed a complaint against what they considered a discriminatory migration policy that blocks admission of vulnerable individuals from other regions and hinders family reunification for populations classified as priority by Congress.
In the wake of misleading or completely false images and videos circulated by Donald Trump during his May 2025 visit to the White House, where he accused Pretoria of widespread persecution of Whites, the president has regularly targeted South Africa for alleged mistreatment of the Afrikaner population.
Afrikaners are descendants of Dutch and French Huguenot settlers who arrived at the southern tip of Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries. Feel free to continue reading for more related articles and updates.
