ABC's Linsey Davis spoke with Episcopal Bishop Sean Rowe about his church ending its relationship with the government after President Donald Trump's administration granted 59 white South African Afrikaners refugee status.

In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,' the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church said in a letter.

The Episcopal Church has halted a refugee resettlement program with the federal government over the prioritization of white South Africans while other populations see their immigration protections removed.