South African authorities cracked down hard Tuesday, arresting seven Kenyan nationals for illegally processing U.S. refugee applications for white South Africans at a makeshift center—slapping deportation orders after they snuck in on tourist visas despite prior work visa denials, amid Trump’s controversial resettlement push claiming racial persecution that Pretoria blasts as bogus.
The Home Affairs Ministry fumed over the visa dodge by RSC Africa workers tied to Church World Service and Amerikaners, denying U.S. staff arrests (despite CNN’s brief hold report) while firing off diplomatic shots at Washington and Nairobi—straining already frosty ties fueled by Trump’s aid cuts, G20 snubs and false white minority claims, as State Dept slams the interference.
This flare-up spotlights Trump’s fast-track program via South Africa ops, testing diplomatic protocols and refugee protocols—Kenya’s foreign ministry playing coy, with U.S. demanding answers amid Pretoria’s vow to boot the crew.
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