‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
U.S. immigration officials have rejected refugee applications from a group of white South Africans who claim they face persecution and a so‑called ‘white genocide’ in their homeland. The campaign, which sought to relocate thousands of Afrikaners, is now losing momentum as authorities cite insufficient evidence of targeted violence. The decision highlights the challenges of granting asylum based on broad ethnic claims.