US Slams Door on South Africa Aid Over Afrikaner Farmer Woes
Published Date: 2/12/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The U.S. is stopping all aid to South Africa because their government is unfairly taking land from Afrikaner farmers without paying and treating them badly. The U.S. will also help Afrikaner refugees who are escaping this unfair treatment. These changes start right away and could affect money and support going to South Africa.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Priority Resettlement for Afrikaner Refugees
Section 4 directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate steps, consistent with law, to prioritize humanitarian relief and resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of racial discrimination. The plan for these steps must be submitted to the President through the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor.
United States Halts Aid to South Africa
On February 7, 2025, the President ordered that the United States shall not provide aid or assistance to the Republic of South Africa. Section 2(a) states the U.S. policy to withhold aid while the cited practices continue, and Section 3(a) directs executive departments and agencies to halt foreign aid to South Africa "to the maximum extent allowed by law."
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