Hours after he took office, Trump shut down the refugee resettlement program, effectively ending a pathway for refugees to secure asylum in the United States and choking off all funding for refugee resettlement.

The South African government said the U.S. allegations that Afrikaners are being persecuted are "completely false."

The Trump admin's move to prioritize resettlement of South African refugees in the U.S. has sparked allegations of hypocrisy and questions about who is footing the bill.