US EditionTrump limits refugee admissions to record-low 7,500, prioritizing white South Africans
- On Thursday, the White House published a Federal Register notice setting the U.S. refugee cap at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, saying most admissions would "primarily" be Afrikaners from South Africa.
- After suspending admissions earlier this year, the administration capped refugees at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, a steep cut from the 125,000 ceiling set last year under former President Joe Biden.
- Resettlement agencies say layoffs and service cuts have occurred as only 138 South Africans entered by early September, with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau greeting Afrikaner refugees at Dulles International Airport in May.
- Advocates warned refugee prioritisation for Afrikaners while blocking conflict-zone refugees undermines the program, and U.S. lower courts and appeals courts split on refugee admissions this year.
- The cap is the lowest since 1980, set at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026 as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees counts 42.7 million refugees globally.
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In the future, the United States will want to accept significantly fewer refugees. According to an order by President Trump, only a maximum of 7,500 people are to be allowed into the country every year, who would be persecuted because of their origin, religion or political conviction in their home country.
Trump: Drastic Cuts in Refugee Admissions
The Trump administration has announced plans to reduce the number of refugees admitted to the United States to a record low of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, marking a major shift from the previous 100,000 or more accepted annually under President Joe Biden. According to a White House memorandum, the vast majority of this year’s refugees will be white South Africans and other individuals facing “illegal or unjust discrimination” in their home count…
Trump cuts refugee admissions and prioritizes white South Africans
The Trump administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will admit to the United States, rejecting thousands of people fleeing war and persecution while reserving the record-low number of slots for mostly white Afrikaner South Africans.
US slashes refugee admissions and prioritises white South Africans
The Trump administration has slashed the number of refugees allowed into the United States and is prioritising white South Africans. The new cap for 2026 drops from 125,000 under Biden to just 7,500 most of them reserved for members of South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority.
The US under the air Donald Trump has set the number of people who will be granted refugee status this year at some 7,500, compared to some 100,000 per year under former Democratic President Joe Biden.
Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans, a dramatic drop announced Thursday that effectively suspends America's traditional role as a…
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