The US has increased its refugee allocation for mainly Afrikaner South Africans from 7,500 to 17,500, with the Trump administration claiming white South Africans face discrimination and violence. The move has sparked political backlash in South Africa, where government and analysts reject claims of systematic persecution.

Trump appears determined to turn the refugee program into a “whites only” perk.

President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country. This decision comes as the…