Afrikaner “refugees” may have duped the US government

MANY South Africans, in particular Afrikaners, have been moving to the United States under President Donald Trump's “South African refugee programme” in what he says is meant to protect the persecuted white minorities.

- SIFISO MAHLANGU

However, new revelations suggest that some migrants may have exploited US immigration policies, not out of genuine risk, but in pursuit of improved economic opportunities.

One such case is that of Lucinda Trigard, a former IT support consultant from Centurion, South Africa.

Trigard recently put her house up for sale after struggling to find a management job in the US.

However, in her original refugee application under the Trump-era Executive Order 14204, she claimed she feared for her life due to “farm killings” and so-called “white genocide” in South Africa.

This executive order allows South Africans to apply for refugee status under three conditions: being of South African nationality, being of Afrikaner ethnicity or another minority group, and having suffered or fearing future persecution.