'It's not fair': Other refugees in limbo as US welcomes white South Africans

Refugees from other nations ask why the White House has made an exception for white South Africans.

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The family, refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), had been expecting a flight to the US for resettlement in just hours' time.

But after US President Donald Trump suspended the US refugee programme just two days before the family's scheduled departure, the man was told their flight to America was abruptly cancelled – less than 24 hours before take-off.

"I didn't have anywhere else to go," the man, who asked to go by the name of Pacito to protect his identity, told the BBC.

He had already moved his family from their home, sold his furniture and most of their belongings, and prepared for a new life in America. They remain in Kenya, which is a safer prospect than the DRC, where they fled conflict.