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Trump Refugee Policy Fast-Tracks White South Africans to U.S. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The administration cut humanitarian admissions to 7,500 in 2026, and all but three approvals so far have gone to white South Africans.

  • The Trump administration slashed 2026 humanitarian immigration admissions to 7,500, the lowest level in nearly half a century, with nearly all granted places going to white South Africans, intensifying accusations of racial imbalance.
  • Trump has championed these admissions by citing debunked claims of 'white genocide' against South African farmers, assertions that South African officials vehemently deny, noting violence affects all citizens equally.
  • Newly arriving Afrikaners receive government-provided 'welcome bags' containing Android tablets and PragerU literature that critics describe as revisionist history minimizing slavery and accusing the South African government of favoring the Black population.
  • This policy shift stranded more than 120,000 already-vetted refugees in the processing pipeline, prompting Sharif Aly, president of the International Refugee Assistance Project, to call it a 'slap in the face' to those fleeing persecution.
  • U.S. officials are considering increasing the refugee cap by 10,000 to resettle more white South Africans, even as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data shows a 27% decline in total application approvals in 2025.
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The New Republic broke the news on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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