Afrikaners Stand in Line for Trump’s Refugee Offer

Tens of thousands of white Afrikaners want to move to the United States to escape alleged racial persecution in South Africa.

White South Africans supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and South African and U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb. 15, 2025. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

PRETORIA, South Africa—The lines creasing Wilhelm Snyman’s sun-scorched face make him look much older than 46.

“It’s also the stress of the past six years that has made me look like an ‘ou toppie’ [old man],” he told The Epoch Times near the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.