The United States has admitted 4,499 refugees since October 2025, and all but three were from South Africa, according to figures released by the Refugee Processing Center. The numbers reflect a significant shift in U.S. refugee policy under the Trump administration, which has largely halted broader admissions while prioritizing a narrow group of applicants.
The three non-South African refugees admitted during that period were from Afghanistan. Most of the rest were Afrikaners, a white minority group that President Donald Trump has said faces discrimination. The current intake contrasts sharply with the final full fiscal year under the Biden administration, when approximately 125,000 refugees from 85 countries were resettled.
