Afrikaner refugees barred from US after returning to SA for medical care
· The South African
An Afrikaner refugee family who returned to South Africa less than a month after arriving in the US have been barred from re-entry into their adoptive country.
The resettlement programme, signed off by President Donald Trump, is open to South Africans minorities, who face “racial persecution” or a fear of future persecution.
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AFRIKANER REFUGEE FAMILY RETURN TO SA – BARRED FROM US RE-ENTRY
According to YouTuber and US intel analyst Chris Wyatt, an Afrikaner refugee family has been barred from returning to the US after they travelled to South Africa on a “quick trip”.
The family – whose identity has not been disclosed – recently arrived in the US under the resettlement programme.
Two weeks later, the family – consisting of a couple and two minor children – returned to South Africa to seek medical treatment after falling ill. They claimed that they could not find a medical practitioner in the US, and were still contracted to their medical aid in South Africa.
The family then attempted to return to the US but were denied entry by officials, as they had no visa or travel authorisation.
Wyatts claimed that the family, and others who have returned to South Africa, had “taken advantage of the United States’ generosity”.
“You cannot travel on your own. Refugees are escorted. They have people with them. Refugee status is a golden one-way ticket. It is not an authorisation to hop and skip and go where you want to
“Refugees are not permitted to return to their home country, precisely as they fled over fears of their safety. You can not simply leave the country without the government’s permission”.
CAN THEY EVER COME HOME?
South Africans who wish to return will undermine the basis on which refugee protection was granted and have their status revoked.
According to the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), returning to your home country or place of “persecution” may give the US government reason to believe that you did not qualify for refugee status in the first place.
Refugees who return to South Africa for a “visit” without prior authorisation from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), shall be presumed to have abandoned their status unless they can establish compelling reasons for their return.
Returning to South Africa for business or pleasure can be considered evidence that the refugee’s alleged fear of persecution is not genuine.
South Africans who take up refugee status – and decide to return home permanently – are still legally required to repay an interest-free travel loan from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).