South African foreign nationals who take part in racist actions toward minority groups will not be permitted to enter the U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. was implementing a new set of visa restrictions for certain foreign nationals in South Africa. This action aligns with President Trump’s executive order addressing the racially motivated crime and discrimination that have been taking place in South Africa against Afrikaners and other minority populations.
Secretary Rubio explained, “The United States remains gravely concerned about racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners and other minority populations in South Africa, including race-based discriminatory legislation, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement of racial violence through dehumanizing chants and slogans.”
Secretary Rubio said that the new visa restriction policy, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, targets foreign nationals “who are responsible for, or complicit in, the enactment or implementation of laws or policies that enable uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and/or the incitement of imminent violence against members of minority ethnic or racial groups in South Africa. The United States will not allow such behavior to go unchecked.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Rubio to be discerning as he implements visa restrictions in response to human or civil rights violations in other nations.
- For wisdom for President Trump as he engages in discussions with foreign leaders and heads of state.
Sources: Department of State, MSN, Reuters
