Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSJ du Venage, a provincial councilman for Freedom Front Plus, a right-wing, white Afrikaner political party, outside his residence in Saint Helena Bay, Western Cape (Reuters)SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa, is seeking refuge in the United States under a programme initiated by Donald Trump. Du Venage, a former youth leader in the far-right Conservative Party, claims his application is driven by long-standing anxieties about the future of white South Africans and a fear of future persecution. He underwent a seven-hour interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and is awaiting a decision after selling his home and completing necessary checks. The programme, ordered by Donald Trump, aims to assist South Africa's white minority, who he claims face racial persecution, an assertion vehemently rejected by the South African government. Data from a South African think-tank indicates that claims of widespread white South African oppression are not supported, with most white respondents reporting feeling safe and having good living conditions. In fullAn applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecutionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
South African right-wing politician applies to Trump’s refugee plan
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSJ du Venage, a provincial councilman for Freedom Front Plus, a right-wing, white Afrikaner political party, outside his residence in Saint Helena Bay, Western Cape (Reuters)SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa, is seeking refuge in the United States under a programme initiated by Donald Trump. Du Venage, a former youth leader in the far-right Conservative Party, claims his application is driven by long-standing anxieties about the future of white South Africans and a fear of future persecution. He underwent a seven-hour interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and is awaiting a decision after selling his home and completing necessary checks. The programme, ordered by Donald Trump, aims to assist South Africa's white minority, who he claims face racial persecution, an assertion vehemently rejected by the South African government. Data from a South African think-tank indicates that claims of widespread white South African oppression are not supported, with most white respondents reporting feeling safe and having good living conditions. In fullAn applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecutionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
South African right-wing politician applies for asylum under Trump's refugee program for white minorities after seven-hour USCIS interview. The program reflects racial tensions in South Africa, but local data contradicts claims of structural persecution.
