The newly arrived people are from the ethnic minority of Afrikaners, the group of whites who ruled South Africa during apartheid.

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.

The first group of Afrikaners have arrived in the United States, claiming they were victims of persecution or had reason to fear persecution in their home country.