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Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans
The administration said the increase responds to an emergency in South Africa and will still block most other refugee applicants.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 to allow white South Africans into the U.S., raising the total to 17,500 for fiscal year 2026. A document dated May 21 cited 'incitement of racially motivated violence' as justification.
- Trump froze global refugee admissions in January 2025, then created an exclusive program for Afrikaners after initially setting a record-low ceiling of 7,500. The Biden administration previously aimed to admit 125,000 refugees annually.
- Government figures show the administration has already admitted more than 6,000 white South Africans through April, with nearly all refugees since October from South Africa except three from Afghanistan. Trump stated admissions address 'grave humanitarian concerns,' though South Africa's government disputes persecution claims.
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Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans
A signed presidential determination said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation due to the "incitement of racially motivated violence."
·Japan
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US President Donald Trump raised the refugee admission limit by 10,000 this year in order to allow more white South Africans to enter the country. As one more of his anti-immigration measures in the United States, the president had reduced to a historic minimum of 7,500 the number of refugees who could enter the country in fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to September 30, 2026), but limited it to so-called Afrikaners, (white South Africans of Euro…
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