US immigration officers reassigned to screen South African refugees and find ‘unlawful’ voters
Summary
The Trump administration has reassigned all immigration officers from a key anti-fraud unit to focus on screening South African refugees and investigating alleged unlawful voters. This shift has disrupted training for asylum officers and raised concerns about delays in processing asylum claims.Key Facts
- All Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate (FDNS) immigration officers have been reassigned full-time to two main tasks: screening South African refugees and investigating unlawful voters.
- This reassignment means officers will not be available to train asylum officers in the near future.
- USCIS, which handles immigration services, is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), led by President Trump during his second term.
- Asylum claim processing under this administration has slowed significantly, causing delays for those seeking asylum.
- The refugee screening focuses heavily on South Africans, mainly Afrikaners, who US officials say face racial discrimination; South Africa rejects this claim.
- Between October 2025 and July 2026, 10,255 out of 10,258 refugees admitted to the US were from South Africa.
- The unlawful voter screening aims to find noncitizens who may have voted illegally, although confirmed cases of such voting are very rare.
- DHS claimed to find over 250,000 potential illegal voter registrations, but the confirmed number was much lower.
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