Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says The new target, stated in a previously unreported State Department document dated January 27, signals a push to ramp up admissions from South Africa, while refugee applications from other areas have b...

#Race-basedImmigrationToUS #WhitePrivilege #Afrikkaners #DonaldTrump #StephenMiller #RefugeeStatus #SouthAfrica #ElonMusk

Reuters:

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"We can also confirm that many of the people who have been detained are asylum seekers, following a lawful process. "

#refugeestatus

How do you show you don’t understand U.S. immigration law?
Exhibit A: Saying “apply for refugee status” inside the U.S.
That’s not a thing.
If people are already here, the lawful tool is asylum or TPS. So reopen TPS, don’t invent procedures. #refugeestatus #noem

The #RLI is delighted to welcome Dr Tosin Durodola as a new Visiting Fellow.

Based on extensive fieldwork in #WestAfrica, his work examines how the end of #RefugeeStatus shapes belonging, statelessness and the afterlives of exile.

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#ForcedMigration #Humanitarianism

UK Refugee Status Revocation 2025 | Legal Guide & Appeals Comprehensive guide to UK refugee status revocation 2025. Legal grounds, recent court cases, appeal rights & expert guidance. Updated January 2025 laws.

UK Refugee Status Revocation 2025: Major changes after D8 case. Criminal conviction threshold lowered to 12+ months. National security revocations easier. 111k asylum applications. buff.ly/t9q06b7 #RefugeeStatus #ImmigrationLaw #AsylumLaw #UKImmigration #LegalDefense

If a Home Secretary suspends one person’s human rights they’ll have no cause for complaint when a successor suspends theirs.

The same applies to those who support them.

#YvetteCooper
#EHRC
#RefugeeStatus

DESPERATE Americans applying as refugees to ESCAPE TRUMP YouTube video by David Pakman Show

David Pakman is also looking at the 🇺🇸 refugee asylum seekers fleeing the country and seeking a safe harbour in other countries.
@davidpakman.bsky.social

#refugeestatus
#SafeThridPartyAgreement
#lgbtqiarights
#humanrightswatch
#humanrights
#protestTrump

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Are Americans Eligible for Asylum? YouTube video by Leeja Miller

🇺🇸 is now on human rights watch lists all across the globe. World govts also need to update 🇺🇸 on the Freedom Index ASAP.
Do you fit into refugee status to be able to flee the 🇺🇸? Leeja is here to explain.
@leejamiller.bsky.social

#refugeestatus
#immigration
#immigrantrights

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Fact Check: Ilhan Omar's Parents Are NOT In Immigration Court To Answer Allegations They Falsified Records
#CheckTok #IlhanOmar #ImmigrationCourt #FactCheck #RefugeeStatus
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Fleeing, injured, and forgotten in Poland's border forest – DW – 07/05/2025 For four years now, Poland has taken drastic measures to stop refugees from entering the EU across its border with Belarus. The humanitarian consequences are dire. DW spent a day with the activists wh...

Sadly, despite #Poland's 5 metre high steel border fence #refugees are still being herded towards #Poland by the #CriminalDictatorOfBelarus #AlexanderLukashenko suffering broken bones for jumping at height to gain #Freedom & possible #RefugeeStatus in the #SchengenArea.

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New on the #RLI blog: Part five of a series on the application of refugee law in military service-related cases - 'Conscientious Objectors and Refugee Status in #Canada'

Written by Lorne Waldman, Barrister & Solicitor

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#RefugeeStatus #RefugeeLaw #Military

' #ClimateChange -Related #Displacement and the Determination of #RefugeeStatus under the 1951 Refugee Convention' - an #OpenAccess article in 'LeXonomica', published by University of Maribor Press on #ScienceOpen:

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New on the #RLI blog:

Part three of a series - 'Conscience vs. State: The Evolving Legal Status of Conscientious Objectors in International Refugee Law' written by Prof Özgür Heval Çɪnar

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#InternationalRefugeeLaw #RefugeeStatus #MilitaryActions #Military

New on the #RLI blog:

Part two of a series - 'Deserters, draft evaders, and refugee law: application of the refugee definition in military service cases' by Eric Fripp, joint head of 36 Public & Human Rights.

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#RefugeeLaw #RefugeeStatus #Military #Conscription

Fact Check: Man Suspected Of Killing His Wife In Virginia Was NOT Granted Refugee Status By Trump Administration
#CheckTok #FactCheck #Virginia #DonaldTrump #RefugeeStatus #SouthAfrica
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We are pleased to announce that Dr Hugo Storey has been awarded an Honorary Professorship at the Refugee Law Initiative, University of London.

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#Refugees #RefugeeLaw #RefugeeStatus #HonoraryProfessorship #UniversityofLondon #RefugeeLawInitiative #RLI #HugoStorey

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Families like Ours - Wikipedia

Thanks #ThomasVinterberg for quietly brilliant provocative series #FamiliesLikeOurs - as much about class, entitlement and #refugeestatus as #climatebreakdown
Can't share BBC iplayer link, but more here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Families_like_Ours

‘I didn’t come here for fun’ – Afrikaner defends refugee status in US Last week, 46-year-old Charl Kleinhaus was living on his family farm in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. With its scenic beauty, wildlife and deep canyons, it’s known as “the place where the sun rises”. His new home – for now – is a budget hotel near an American highway. He and dozens of other white South Africans were moved to the US under President Donald Trump’s controversial policy to protect them from the discrimination he alleges they are facing – an accusation that South Africa rejects. Mr Kleinhaus defends the US president, telling the BBC he left his homeland after receiving death threats in WhatsApp messages. “I had to leave a five-bedroom house, which I will lose now,” Mr Kleinhaus tells the BBC, adding that he also left behind his car, his dogs and even his mother. “I didn’t come here for fun,” he adds. The contrast in homes couldn’t be more stark. But for Mr Kleinhaus, his situation in Buffalo, New York, is already a better one. “My children are safe,” says Mr Kleinhaus, whose wife died in a road accident in 2006. The status of white South African farmers has long been a rallying cry on the right and far-right of American politics. Trump and his close ally, South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk, have even argued that there has been a “genocide” of white farmers in South Africa – a claim that has been widely discredited. In February, Trump signed an executive order granting refugee status to Afrikaners, such as Mr Kleinhaus, who he said were being persecuted. Mr Kleinhaus is one of a group of 59 who arrived on Tuesday at Dulles airport, near Washington DC, after Trump’s administration fast-tracked their applications. He admits he was surprised at how quickly he got to the US, and that he is grateful to Trump. “I felt finally somebody in this world is seeing what’s going on,” he says. As he and his family arrived with others at the airport they were greeted with red, white and blue balloons. He describes the pomp and ceremony as “overwhelming”. Afrikaners are a white ethnic minority who ran South Africa during the apartheid era, implementing racist policies of segregation in the country until the regime was officially abolished in 1994. But more than 30 years on, black farmers own only a small fraction of the country’s best farmland, with the majority still in white hands. That has led to anger over the slow pace of change. Mr Kleinhaus acknowledges that black South Africans have suffered as well as him. But he says: “I had nothing to do with apartheid. Nothing, nothing, nothing.” In January, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial law allowing the government to seize privately owned land without compensation – in certain circumstances, when it is deemed “equitable and in the public interest”. The South African government says no land has yet been seized. But Mr Kleinhaus says once there is a government claim on your land – as he says is the case with his – it becomes impossible to function. “Your land becomes worthless – the land expropriation has gone too far,” he says. “People are scared of that. Other Afrikaners who criticise us live in a bubble.” Some fellow Afrikaners have described Mr Kleinhaus and the group as opportunists, and that being a victim of crime is not equivalent to the type of persecution that deserves refugee status. Mr Kleinhaus acknowledges that the murder rate of farmers is low in South Africa, but says he does not want to be a victim. “There are people in my area who were shot and killed,” he says. He says he received threats from members of the local community: “I’d regularly get messages on WhatsApp saying, ‘we’ll get rid of you, you’re on my land’.” Mr Kleinhaus says he received one message before he left for the US which read: “We are coming for you, you better be awake.” He also says his farming machinery was damaged, and that local police failed to act on his reports. Ramaphosa has called the group who travelled to the US “cowards”, saying they do not want to address the inequities of the apartheid era. “As South Africans, we are resilient,” he said earlier this week. “We don’t run away from our problems. We must stay here and solve our problems.” What makes the resettlement of the Afrikaners to the US particularly controversial is that other refugees have been banned, including Afghans who earlier this week had their Temporary Protected Status removed. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that move was justified because the security and economic situation in Afghanistan had improved – despite criticism from opposition lawmakers and rights groups. Mr Kleinhaus says he is sympathetic: “I mean, I feel sorry for the Afghans that they can’t get here. But I know there’s a process there. And I know when and if you are approved for the process, they take care of you.” Does he worry he’s being used as a political pawn by Trump? And that another president could potentially reverse this decision in four years’ time? Mr Kleinhaus pauses, and says: “Yeah, it is scary, but I am a religious person. Just to be in this first group is an act of God, I believe, because there was a 0.0 something percent chance that you were selected for the first call.” Questions over refugees’ vetting Mr Kleinhaus has come under scrutiny for antisemitic posts on social media, which have since been deleted. Discussing one of these, he says he copied and pasted someone else’s thoughts, and that he was being administered morphine as part of medical treatment at the time – though he admits this was not an excuse. The 2023 post was made in a moment of anger, he adds, after he saw a video – not verified by the BBC – which purported to show some Jews spitting at Christians in Israel. Mr Kleinhaus insists the comments were specific to one moment, and not a wider comment about Jewish people. “Even now, if I see any person going against my religion, I will speak up against it,” he said. The US government is facing questions about the vetting process for those being resettled. The UN’s refugee agency told the BBC it was not involved in the screening process for the Afrikaners as it normally would be for refugees heading to the US. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has previously stated it is screening immigrants’ social media activity for antisemitism, and using it as a reason for denying applicants. The Trump administration has been citing allegations of antisemitism as its officials have in recent months arrested and tried to deport pro-Palestinian activists. In a statement to the BBC, a senior DHS official said: “The Department of Homeland Security vets all refugee applicants. Any claims of misconduct are thoroughly investigated, and appropriate action will be taken as necessary. DHS does not comment on individual application status.” Since returning to office, Trump has launched a crackdown to reduce immigration more broadly. So, is Mr Kleinhaus concerned about any backlash to his group being offered entry to the US? “People must not think we are just taking advantage of this,” he says. “We come here to make a contribution to the country. “I’m not worried it’ll fall apart because I believe this is God’s plan for me. “My life is in his hands. And if if he didn’t want me to come, I wouldn’t be here.” – BBC The post ‘I didn’t come here for fun’ – Afrikaner defends refugee status in US appeared first on The Namibian.

#RefugeeStatus #SouthAfrica #USImmigration #CharlKleinhaus #Afrikaner

Musk’s Grok Eager to Discuss ‘White Genocide’ in South Africa For a brief period on Wednesday, all Elon Musk’s chatbot wanted to do was discuss a conspiracy theory about “white genocide” in South Africa.

Gee, wonder what inspired the maniacal #SouthAfrican migrant's #Chatbot. All #ElonMusk #AI chatbot #Grok wanted to do on Wednesday was discuss a #ConspiracyTheory about #WhiteGenocide” in #SouthAfrica. The #US just granted #RefugeeStatus to #WhiteSouthAfricans.

White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa says President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a group of 59 white South Africans who have moved to the United States (US) to resettle “cowards”, saying “they’ll be back soon”. The group of Afrikaners arrived in the US on Monday after president Donald Trump granted them refugee status, saying they faced racial discrimination. But Ramaphosa said those who wanted to leave were not happy with efforts to address the inequities of the apartheid past, terming their relocation “a sad moment for them”. “As South Africans, we are resilient. We don’t run away from our problems. We must stay here and solve our problems. When you run away, you are a coward, and that’s a real cowardly act,” he said. Trump and his close ally, South Africa-born Elon Musk, have said there was a “genocide” of white farmers in South Africa – a claim that has been widely discredited. The US has also accused the South African government of seizing land from white farmers without paying compensation. More than 30 years after the end of decades of rule by South Africa’s white minority, black farmers own only a small fraction of the country’s best farmland, with the majority still in white hands, leading to anger over the slow pace of change. In January, Ramaphosa signed a controversial law allowing the government to seize privately owned land without compensation in certain circumstances, when it is deemed “equitable and in the public interest”. But the government says no land has been seized under the act yet. Trump has offered to resettle white Afrikaners, descendants of mostly Dutch settlers, saying they were fleeing a “terrible situation” in South Africa. Speaking on Monday at an agricultural exhibition in the Free State, Ramaphosa said the Afrikaners were moving to the US because they were not “favourably disposed” to efforts aimed at addressing the country’s challenges. “If you look at all national groups in our country, black and white, they’ve stayed in this country because it’s our country and we must not run away from our problems. We must stay here and solve our problems,” Ramaphosa said. “I can bet you they will be back soon, because there is no country like South Africa,” he said. His “coward” remark angered some social media users, who condemned it as an insult to aggrieved white South Africans. The group of Afrikaners were welcomed by top US officials who claimed they had been “living under a shadow of violence and terror” in South Africa. “Welcome to the land of the free,” deputy secretary of state Chris Landau said as he received the South Africans who landed at Dulles airport near Washington DC on Monday. Some held young children and waved small American flags in the arrival area adorned with red, white and blue balloons on the walls. Earlier on Monday, Ramaphosa told an Africa Chief Executive Officers Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that he had recently told Trump during a phone call the US assessment of the situation was “not true”. “We’re the only country on the continent where the colonisers came to stay and we have never driven them out of our country,” he added, dismissing claims Afrikaners were being persecuted. Ramaphosa said dozens of white South Africans who arrived in the US on Monday “don’t fit the bill” for refugees. According to the US embassy in South Africa, to be considered eligible for the refugee resettlement scheme, someone must be of South African nationality, an Afrikaner or from a racial minority, able to cite an incident of past persecution or fear of persecution in the future. The South African leader said he was due to meet his US counterpart soon regarding the issue. Trump has threatened to boycott the forthcoming G20 summit in South Africa unless the “situation is taken care of”. – BBC The post White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa says appeared first on The Namibian.

#SouthAfrica #CyrilRamaphosa #WhiteFarmers #RefugeeStatus #RacialDiscrimination

Remember when you swear to the 🇺🇸 oath to gain citizenship, It has words that every citizen must uphold.
Or you could be considered as one of those terrorists, grabbed, no due process, bound for El Salvador!
#RefugeeStatus
#ImmigrationUSA

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Reporting on the US is like a ‘tsunami every day’ | Simon Marks on LBC YouTube video by LBC

#KseniiaPetrova
#ICE #detention
@charlieangus104.bsky.social

can #Canada or #Canadians can provide #refugeeStatus to #US #visa-bearing #Ukrainians being harassed, detained & expelled?

“#Rubio …has canceled more than 300 visas”
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Or it could be a run for asylum....
#RefugeeStatus

I hope #UshaVance is able to apply for #RefugeeStatus in #Denmark or #Canada to escape her horrifying #husband

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White South Africans Gather in Support of President Trump Protesters criticized what they see as racist laws instituted by the South African government.

ICYMI
tRump offers #RefugeeStatus to his #WhiteSAfrikaans supporters who claim their land was confiscated by the Black led govt-- which they deny

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Trump: The man with skin so thin that he has to hide it with orange goo.

#Trump #UkrainianRefugees #RefugeeStatus #USPolicy #ImmigrationDebate #HumanRights #UkraineCrisis #RefugeeRights

No decision yet on 'revoking' legal status of Ukrainian refugees in US: Trump - Yes Punjab News The Trump administration has yet to decide on the legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees in the US, amid reports that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) may be revoked, potentially leading to deport...

No decision yet on 'revoking' legal status of Ukrainian refugees in US: Trump
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