US flights cancelled for refugee programme – here’s why
· The South African
Flights to the US for the refugee resettlement programme have been temporarily paused. This comes after several approved applicants – primarily Afrikaner South Africans – are gearing up for departure.
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AFRIKANER REFUGEE FLIGHTS PAUSED
According to US intel analyst Chris Wyatt, flights for the refugee resettlement programme have been temporarily halted.
The period affected is between 23 February and 9 March.
This means that approved families will have to wait for their flights to be rescheduled.
According to Wyatt, this is likely due to the US gearing up to launch a military strike against Iran.
He said in a YouTube video: “I’m not implying that South Africa is on the flight path of Iran. I said it’s a plausible reason why there may be a pause in the programme while the government’s focus is elsewhere”.
Wyatts blamed Resettlement Support Centre Africa (RSC Africa), operated by Church World Service (CWS) – which is contracted to manage the logistics on behalf of the US Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP) – for “messing up” documentation.
He added: “They’re incompetent in their execution. Too many screw ups are happening”.
Wyatts claimed that many refugee applications have been paused, suggesting the organisation may be behind the flight delay.
‘NEGLECTED’ REFUGEES FEND FOR THEMSELVES
News of flight departure delays comes days after an expose revealed that several Afrikaner refugee families placed in Rochester, New York, had been left to fend for themselves.
According to US publication, The Free Press, their investigation found that some South Africans were living in poor conditions.
An investigative journalist spoke to 10 individuals, who stated they had been placed in mouldy, dirty motels and cockroach-infested apartments. They indicated their accommodation were in “high-crime” areas.
Many claimed to have little to no food, eating just one meal a day to survive. Others lived in freezing temperatures, without warm coats, and had to travel long distances in the snow to their nearest grocery store. Some complained about the high cost of living, adding that much of their earnings went towards rent.
According to Chris Wyatts, maladministration – including the misappropriation of funds by several refugee assistance agencies – was the reason for the poor living conditions and the lack of assistance. He claimed that this had affected around “3%” of cases.
HOW MANY SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE LEFT?
According to reports, around 1 600 refugees – predominantly white Afrikaner South Africans – have left the country as part of the resettlement programme, since its inception a year ago.
The US has set a cap of 7 500 for the next fiscal year. However, this figure is likely to change, commentators have claimed.