Episcopal Church Ends Refugee Partnership Over Afrikaner Priority | JQJO

The Episcopal Church is ending its 40-year refugee resettlement partnership with the U.S. government due to the Trump administration's request to prioritize white Afrikaners from South Africa. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe stated that prioritizing Afrikaners over other vetted refugees waiting in camps is morally unjustifiable. The church cited its commitment to racial justice and its historical opposition to apartheid as reasons for this decision. The administration's claims of genocide against Afrikaners are disputed, and the church believes the prioritization reflects a bias favoring white refugees. The Episcopal Church will now focus on on-the-ground immigration and migration work.