On the same day that President Trump welcomed white South African refugees, his administration announced potential deportations for thousands of Afghans who had received temporary protected status after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump’s immigration policies appear contradictory, as they focus on white Afrikaners while excluding most other refugee groups, raising questions about his criteria for “acceptable” immigrants. Critics argue that this exception for Afrikaners promotes a narrative of white persecution, despite ongoing threats faced by Afghan migrants who assisted U.S. forces.
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