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AFRIKANER Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 2607 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Apr 2, 2025

What it does

The AFRIKANER Act would designate certain residents of South Africa—specifically members of the Caucasian minority group who have suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, ethnicity, or ancestry—as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, along with their eligible family members. The bill requires the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to process these individuals for refugee admission, prohibits denial of refugee applications based on certain familial ties or other immigration eligibility, excludes them from numerical refugee caps, and mandates regular public reporting on application processing times, pending cases, and denial…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Apr 2, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Apr 2, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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Work with this bill

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