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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47630834

Since October 1, 2025, the US has accepted 6,668 refugees. Of those, 6,665 were white South Africans. Three—admitted last November—were from Afghanistan. No other refugees were admitted.

That data is backed up by the US Refugee Admissions Program, a federal public-private interagency collaboration program that works on refugee resettlement.> ...

A presidential memo from September announced Trump’s intentions: that the refugees accepted “shall primarily be among Afrikaners from South Africa” and “other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.”

The Trump administration sees Afrikaners, an South African ethnic group descended primarily from European settlers, as victims of white “genocide”—a racist conspiracy theory promoted by many on the far right, notably Elon Musk.

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[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

In all seriousness is this lawful? Don't you have any anti discrimination laws that apply?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You think the corrupt administration rn cares about laws?

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

No... but surely they can't legally pass an unlawful rule like this?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Legally no but in practice they will

[–] Floon@lemmy.ml 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The US never fails to disappoint.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

massive racism, war crimes, pedophilia, government by bribery, weekly stock and crypto pump and dumps. We need AI to design new ways to be corrupt, we are running out of ideas.

Actually I am going the extra mile on this comment and asked chatgpt. It did ok but I expected more. Not sure how much water I just vaporized. But most of these have already been done by trump so I wonder if he already asked chatgpt for these:

Some avenues in the U.S. include: Cryptocurrency-related fraud — Pump-and-dump schemes, fake token launches, fraudulent investment platforms, and misuse of crypto's complexity to deceive investors. AI-enabled scams — Using AI-generated voices, images, or messages to impersonate executives, relatives, or public figures in fraud schemes. Pandemic and disaster-relief fraud — Misrepresenting eligibility for government aid programs or exploiting emergency spending programs. Procurement and contracting abuse — Steering government contracts to favored companies, sometimes through undisclosed relationships or conflicts of interest. Insider trading using alternative data — Obtaining nonpublic information through increasingly complex networks rather than traditional corporate leaks. Influence peddling and opaque consulting arrangements — Receiving payments for access, introductions, or influence while avoiding direct lobbying disclosures. Healthcare billing fraud — Exploiting complex insurance and reimbursement systems through unnecessary services, phantom billing, or fraudulent claims. Online marketplace fraud — Fake reviews, counterfeit goods, manipulated rankings, and deceptive e-commerce practices. Cyber-enabled financial crime — Business email compromise, ransomware-related extortion, and other technology-driven frauds. Nonprofit or charity misuse — Creating organizations that appear charitable while diverting funds for private benefit.

[–] mech@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago

I wonder how many of the "refugees" have personal ties to Elon Musk and his family...

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

White nationalist government.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Unequivocally.

Busing in more republican voters. Can’t win any other way except to cheat.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No shit. And they'll all vote Republican.

[–] berno@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Dem ass reply

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not enough home grown Nazis, so they gotta truck ‘em in from elsewhere. How pathetic.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

South Africa. They ship them in from South Africa. Now i'm just waiting for the "legacy" Nazi's from Argentina

[–] Varpeggio@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

People love to malign Argentina for a Nazi presence and subsequently forget to mention the massive influx of Nazis into the US post-war. The Nazis in Argentina fled persecution, the Nazis in the US were given a golden ticket and government jobs.

[–] jenings@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Sick of all the Nouveau nazis already

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Since October 1, 2025, the US has accepted 6,668 refugees. Of those, 6,665 were white South Africans. Three—admitted last November—were from Afghanistan. No other refugees were admitted.

That data is backed up by the US Refugee Admissions Program, a federal public-private interagency collaboration program that works on refugee resettlement.> ...

A presidential memo from September announced Trump’s intentions: that the refugees accepted “shall primarily be among Afrikaners from South Africa” and “other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.”

The Trump administration sees Afrikaners, an South African ethnic group descended primarily from European settlers, as victims of white “genocide”—a racist conspiracy theory promoted by many on the far right, notably Elon Musk.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

like all things with this administration, it's so fucking stupid, and it's so fucking racist.

remember, the GOP could stop this tomorrow, but they choose to let the madness continue every day.