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Pedro Camacho

Refugee Program Shrinks to 7,500 Slots Under New Trump Admin Policy Favoring White South Africans

Dozens of white South Africans, also called Afrikaners, accepted an invitation from the Trump Administration to come to the United States as refugees (May 12, 2025) (Credit: Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The United States will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal year 2026, with most slots expected to go to white South Africans, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register.

The limit represents a steep reduction from last year's 125,000-person ceiling and offers no detailed justification beyond stating the cap is "justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest."

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