US EditionTrump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling: Reuters
- The Trump administration announced a historically low refugee admissions limit of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, with a focus on prioritizing Afrikaner refugees from South Africa.
- This cap follows a suspension and eight-month shutdown of the 40-year-old refugee resettlement program that began when Trump returned to office in January 2025.
- Since May 2025, groups of Afrikaner refugees have arrived rapidly, including 59 in the first group and 138 by early September, while thousands of other vetted refugees remain stuck overseas.
- John Slocum of Refugee Council USA criticized the proposed low refugee admission cap, warning that it could put individuals at risk, cause family separations, and negatively impact the country’s security and economic prosperity.
- The policy shift sharply reduces overall refugee intake from Biden’s 125,000 cap last year and represents a move to align the program with Trump’s restrictive immigration agenda.
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President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees to the United States this year—perhaps just 7,500, and mostly white South Africans, officials say—a new minimum while the administration is conducting a mass deportation campaign.
Trump Refugee Cap 2025, Brutal Cut to 7,500 Expected - American Faith
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to cut annual refugee admissions to just 7,500, a dramatic 94 percent reduction from the more than 100,000 refugees resettled under former President Joe Biden in Fiscal Year 2024. The report, first published by The New York Times, signals a return to Trump’s America First immigration stance, prioritizing U.S. sovereignty and national security over global resettlement quotas. Under Biden, refugee adm…
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KHQ Right NowTrump considers reducing refugee admissions in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump is contemplating a significant decrease in refugee admissions to the United States this year, with the number potentially being limited to around 7,500. This figure would primarily include white South Africans, as reported by White House officials. The administration's focus on mass deportation efforts has been a prominent topic
Officials say Trump admin considering cutting refugee intake to 7,500
An asylum seeker at the border wall reaches out for donations. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The Trump administration is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year — as few as 7,500, and mostly white South Africans, officials say — a dramatic new low as the administration is conducting sweeping immigration raids as part of its mass deportation agenda. The new figures have not been finalized by the Trump adm…
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