United States crackdown in South Africa: New visa restrictions against people involved in race-based discrimination
The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy against people who are involved in race-based discrimination in South Africa.
The policy also targets individuals involved in inciting imminent violence and uncompensated land seizures in the country.
On 15 September 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States remained gravely concerned about racially motivated crime in South Africa.
They are equally concerned about government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners and other minority populations in South Africa.
This includes race-based discriminatory legislation, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement of racial violence through chants and slogans.
“The South African government has not adequately addressed the previously laid out concerns,” Rubio said.
“So today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals who are responsible for or complicit in,
- The enactment or implementation of laws or policies that enable uncompensated land seizures.
- Race-based discrimination.
- The incitement of imminent violence against members of minority ethnic or racial groups in South Africa.
The Secretary of State said that the United States will not allow such behaviour to go unchecked.
“These actions directly undermine peace, economic stability, and the rule of law, and they are incompatible with the pillars of America’s foreign policy,” he said.
“We once again strongly urge the South African government to quickly address these egregious actions.”
This visa restriction policy is pursuant to Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
It authorises the Secretary of State to render inadmissible any person whose entry into the United States could have adverse foreign policy consequences for the country.
Certain family members of those responsible for these acts may also be subject to these restrictions.
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Send his marines in rather. the USA forced us to unban the anc and release mandela. Come and clean up the communist mess they forced on us. I am not a supporter of apartheid, but I hate communism.