TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONDEMNS DETENTION OF US OFFICIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA. (PHOTO).
Trump administration condemns detention of US officials in South Africa The United States on Thursday condemned South Africa's recent detention of U.S. officials who it said were providing support to the Afrikaner minority group. Two U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refugee officers were briefly detained and then released during the operation on Tuesday, a USCIS official and a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. South Africa's home affairs ministry said no U.S. officials were arrested. On Wednesday, South African authorities said they arrested and would deport seven Kenyan nationals illegally working on processing refugee applications for the U.S. government. "The U.S. condemns in the strongest terms the South African government's recent detention of U.S. officials performing their duties to provide humanitarian support to Afrikaners," the State Department said in a statement, referring to South Africa's Dutch-descended minority group. Pres...
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