Last week, Charl Kleinhaus, 46, lived on his family farm in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. With its beautiful scenery, wildlife and deep canyons, it is known as the "place where the sun rises."

His new home - currently - is a cheap hotel near the American highway.

Under President Donald Trump's controversial policies, he and dozens of South Africans were moved to the United States to protect them from the discrimination he faced - an allegation South Africa refused.

Kleinhaus, who defended the U.S. president, told the BBC that he left his home after he was threatened with death in WhatsApp news.

Mr. Clinehouse told the BBC he added: “I had to leave a five-bedroom house and now I will lose it.” He added: “I’m not here for fun.”

The comparison in the house couldn't be better. But for Mr. Kleinhouse, his situation in Buffalo, New York was already a better situation. "My children are safe," said Mr. Kleinhouse, whose wife died in a road accident in 2006.

The status of white farmers in South Africa has long been a rally between the right and far right of American politics.

Trump and his close allies, South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, even believed that South Africa had a "genocide" by a white farmer - a claim that has been widely discredited.

In February, Trump signed an executive order to grant refugee status to Afrikaners like Kleinhaus, who he said was under persecution.

Kleinhaus, one of 59, arrived at Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C. Tuesday after the Trump administration quickly tracked its application.

He admitted that he was surprised at how fast he arrived in the United States and expressed his gratitude to Trump. "I finally feel that someone in this world is seeing what's going on," he said.

When he and his family arrived at the airport with the others, they were greeted by red, white and blue balloons. He described the grand ceremony as “overwhelming.”

The Dutch, a white minority, operated South Africa during the age of segregation, and implemented racist policies in the country until the regime was officially abolished in 1994.

But black farmers for more than 30 years own only a small portion of the country’s best farmland, and most still remain in the hands of white people.

This leads to anger at the slow pace of change. Mr. Kleinhouse admitted that the black South Africans and his sufferings were suffered.

In January, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial law that allows the government to seize private land without compensation - in some cases when it is considered "equal and in the public interest."

The South African government said that the land has not been seized. But Mr. Kleinhouse said once the government makes a request from the government on your land - as he said, it is impossible to operate.

"Your land becomes worthless - the land is expropriated too far," he said. "People are afraid of this. Others criticize the Afrikaans who are living in the bubble."

Some Afrikaans describe Mr. Kleinhouse and the organization as opportunists, and becoming victims of crime does not equal the type of persecution that deserves refugee status.

Mr Kleinhouse admitted that the murder rate of farmers in South Africa was low, but said he did not want to be a victim. “Some people in my area were shot dead,” he said.

He said he received threats from local community members: “I often receive messages about WhatsApp, ‘We will get rid of you, you are on my land’.”

Mr. Kleinhouse said he received a message before leaving the United States, writing: "We are going to come for you, you'd better be awake."

He also said his agricultural machinery was damaged and local police failed to take action on his report.

Ramaphosa called the group "Co-husband" who headed to the United States, saying they did not want to address inequality in the apartheid era.

"As South Africans, we are resilient," he said earlier this week. "We are not going to get rid of the problem. We have to stay here to solve the problem."

The particularly controversial reason for relocating the Afghans to the United States is that other refugees have been banned, including Afghans who have put their temporary protective status earlier this week.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the move makes sense because Afghanistan's security and economic situation has improved despite criticism from opposition lawmakers and rights groups.

Mr. Kleinhouse said he sympathized: "I mean, I'm sorry for the Afghans who can't get here. But I know there's a process there. I know when and if you're approved of this process, they'll take care of you."

Is he worried that he would be used as a political pawn by Trump? And is it possible for another president to reverse that decision four years later?

Mr. Clinehouse stopped and said, "Yes, it's scary, but I'm a religious person. I believe that in the first group is the act of God because there is a 0.0 percent chance that you are selected for the first call."

Mr Kleinhaus has reviewed anti-Semitic posts on social media and has since been removed.

In discussing one of them, he said he copied and pasted someone else’s ideas when he was receiving morphine as part of his medical treatment - although he admitted it wasn’t an excuse.

He added that the 2023 post was posted in a moment of anger after seeing a video (a video that was not verified by the BBC).

Kleinhaus insists that these comments are specific to a particular moment, not a broader comment on Jews. "Even now, if I see anyone against my religion, I will object to it," he said.

The U.S. government faces questions about the scrutiny process of those placed. The UN refugee agency told the BBC it was not involved in the screening process for South Africans because it is usually refugees traveling to the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has previously said it is screening immigrants’ anti-Semitism social media campaigns and using it as a reason to reject applicants.

The Trump administration has been citing allegations of anti-Semitism as its officials have been arrested in recent months and attempted to expel pro-Palestinian activists.

"DHS vet-owned refugee applicants may conduct a thorough investigation of any claim for misconduct and will take appropriate action as necessary," a senior DHS official said in a statement to the BBC.

Since returning to the office, Trump has begun crackdowns to reduce immigration more widely. So, is Mr. Kleinhouse worried about objections to his group, offering any objections to the United States?

"People must not think we are just taking advantage of this," he said. "We are here to contribute to the country.

“I’m worried now that it will collapse because I believe it’s God’s plan for me.

"My life is in his hands. If he didn't want me to come, I wouldn't be here."