""They were arrested and issued with deportation orders, and will be prohibited from entering South Africa again for a five-year period," the Department of Home Affairs said Wednesday. US President Donald Trump, earlier this year, accused South Africa of discriminating against white minorities, especially Afrikaners, even suggesting they might be subject to a "genocide," and prioritizing them for a refugee resettlement program. South Africa's government, rights groups and prominent Afrikaners have dismissed his claim as baseless."
""The Kenyans, who were in South Africa on tourist visas according to the Department of Home Affairs, were employed by an intermediary organization that fast-tracked the processing of refugee applications. They were detained during a Tuesday raid at a Johannesburg facility for working while on tourist visas, violating their entry conditions, the home affairs department said. Two US officials were also briefly detained, according to US news reports.""
""The South African Department Home Affairs said no US official was arrested and there was no interference with the "refugee" program. "The presence of foreign officials apparently coordinating with undocumented workers naturally raises serious questions about intent and diplomatic protocol," it added.""
Seven Kenyan nationals were arrested in South Africa for working while on tourist visas on a U.S.-linked Afrikaner resettlement effort. Authorities said the Kenyans were employed by an intermediary that fast-tracked refugee applications and detained them during a raid at a Johannesburg processing facility. The Department of Home Affairs issued deportation orders and five-year entry bans. US reports indicated two US officials were briefly detained and the US State Department sought clarification. South Africa's Home Affairs denied any US official arrest, stated no refugee program interference, and raised concerns about foreign coordination with undocumented workers.
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