The first set of 49 White South African "Afrikaners" granted refugee status by President Donald Trump arrived in the United States on Monday.

Nearly 50 Afrikaner refugees arrived in Washington, D.C., on Monday—despite President Donald Trump pausing most other refugee programs.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it’s the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race.