Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a policy on Sept. 15 restricting visas for foreign nationals in South Africa who incite violence or enable uncompensated land seizures. The measures target officials who promote racial bias, with the US stating that individuals responsible for these injustices have no place in the United States.

The State Department action follows findings that the South African government failed to address violence against white farmers. President Donald Trump has previously criticized the nation's leaders over post-apartheid racial justice policies, and the new rules specifically respond to allegations of race based discrimination against minorities.