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US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination

Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South Africa The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s government racially discriminates against white minority Afrikaners. The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US. Trump has…

US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination

The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans due to alleged discrimination against white minority Afrikaners. According to CBS News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the restrictions will be imposed on officials responsible for, or complicit in, enacting or enforcing laws and policies that allow uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and incitement of violence against minority ethnic and racial groups in South Africa.

The South African government has rejected US allegations of discrimination against whites, calling the claims baseless and a result of misinformation. The announcement did not specify individuals who were barred from the US.

The Trump administration has claimed that there is a "white genocide" in South Africa and has criticized its affirmative action policies, as reported by The Guardian.

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