The Trump administration plans to take in up to 17,500 more white Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next year, according to a notice sent to Congress.

The Trump administration plans to take in up to 17,500 more white Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next year, according to a notice sent to Congress.

The State Department said the refugee slots would go mainly to Afrikaners, who Trump has claimed face persecution in South Africa.

The South African government rejects claims of racial persecution, saying Afrikaners are not facing genocide.

Source: CBS News