According to a report The New York Timesciting officials briefly to plan and internal government documents.
The organization, composed of South African white minorities in South Africa, mainly from Dutch settlers, is expected to arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia next week. It is reported Now said that the department memorandum was cited.
Although the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment, sources familiar with the matter pointed out that logistical factors could still affect the exact timing of the group’s arrival. The initial plan was aimed at Monday’s reception, but the final arrangements still depend on flight schedules and immigration handling.
The policy move stems from an executive order signed by Trump on February 7 that authorized the United States to re-define the Africa Dutch as refugees and describes it as “victims of unjust racial discrimination.” The decision sparked international criticism, including a strong reaction from the South African Foreign Ministry, which described the inaccuracy and disdain of the country’s complex and painful history of colonialism and apartheid.
“The executive order lacks factual accuracy and cannot recognize the profound and painful history of SA in colonialism and apartheid,” the South African Foreign Ministry said in February.
Shortly after the executive order was issued, Trump suspended wider refugee enrollment in the United States on the grounds of security and budgetary issues. The moratorium affects thousands of censored and approved people in conflict areas, including Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who have been blocked.
The controversial policy shift could spark further debate about the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, race and international relations.
