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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Refugee groups condemn Trump’s ‘blatantly racist’ plan to prioritize white South Africans and cap admissions at 7,500 each year

After freezing refugee admissions and cutting off funding to groups that support them, Donald Trump’s administration is now drastically reducing the number of refugees admitted into the United States each year — and handing most of those limited slots to white South Africans.

White House proposals previously reported by The Independent were formally added to the federal register on Thursday.

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