Trump to resettle South African 'refugees' in state known for white supremacist movement
President Donald Trump's government has moved to resettle white South African "refugees" in Idaho — a state known for its white supremacist movement.
The Idaho Statesman reported that at least nine of the dozens of Afrikaners would be sent to Twin Falls after they claimed to face anti-white discrimination in South Africa.
"The move meant the Trump administration prioritized the South Africans ahead of about 12,000 already approved refugees, including more than 400 who had been poised to resettle in Idaho this year, according to the Idaho Office for Refugees," the paper noted.
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Billionaire DOGE administrator Elon Musk, a South African immigrant, has urged the government to protect the white South Africans. Trump claimed the group was facing a "genocide" in their home country.
In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center determined that Idaho was the most hateful state in the country, with growing white supremacist and alt-right movements.
In addition to anti-Muslim groups, Idaho was also known for Ku Klux Klan chapters and Neo-Nazi movements.