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Trump admin condemns detention of US officials
Bangkok Post
|December 20, 2025
The US on Thursday condemned South Africa's recent detention of US officials who it said were providing support to the Afrikaner minority group.
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Two US Citizenship and Immigration Services refugee officers were briefly detained and then released during the operation on Tuesday, a USCIS official and a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
South Africa's home affairs ministry said no US officials were arrested.
On Wednesday, South African authorities said they arrested and would deport seven Kenyans illegally working on processing refugee applications for the US government.
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