South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington on Dec. 6, 2013. (Cliff Owen / Associated Press) By Matthew Lee.

An initial group of 59 white South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on a chartered flight last month under the new program announced by President Trump in February.

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

The U.S. has welcomed 49 White South African refugees, citing “government-sponsored racial discrimination," under a President Donald Trump executive order prioritizing Afrikaner resettlement.

FILE - South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) (Cliff Owen) ...