Trump sets record-low refugee cap

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Trump sets lowest refugee cap in U.S. history at 7,500, mostly for Afrikaners
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history, allocating just 7,500 spots for this fiscal year, mostly for Afrikaners who it has claimed are facing racial discrimination in South Africa for being White.

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Trump’s 7,500 refugee cap; echoing restrictive US immigration history
Trump Sets Refugee Admissions Ceiling at 7,500 for Fiscal 2026, Lowest Cap on Record
U.S. President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document published on Thursday said.

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The Latest: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans
Trump Sets Annual Limit For Refugees To 7,500 — And They'll Mostly Be From This 1 Country
Trump sets refugee ceiling at record-low 7,500 with focus on white South Africans
Trump said in an annual refugee determination dated to September 30 that admissions would be focused largely on South Africans from the country's white Afrikaner ethnic minority.

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Trump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans
US to limit refugees to record low 7,500, mostly white South Africans

South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 refugees to be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the previous 125,000 spots and said Afrikaners would be given preference over other groups.
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Limit on Refugee Admissions Slashed to 7,500

The refugee cap of 7,500 slots is a drastic decline from the ceiling of 125,000 set by the Biden administration last year. The White House previously said they would not make the refugee determination official until they consulted with Congress after the government shutdown.

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