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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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José Olivares in New York

Trump wants more Afrikaner refugees while others are stuck due to his ‘cruel’ policies

a composite shows white South Africans silhouetted while holding US flags on the left and Donald Trump on the right
During his two terms, Trump has signed various orders to halt nearly all refugee admissions, except Afrikaners. Composite: AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump plans to once more severely restrict the number of refugees admitted to the US, announcing a limit of just 17,500 people in fiscal year 2027 – and that, again, those let in will be “primarily” white South Africans.

Refugee rights groups are alarmed and infuriated at the decision last month by the US president to exclude almost every other demographic.

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