Trump wants to prioritize Afrikaners in refugee admissions

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: September 23, 2026Country: United States
Politics
Trump wants to prioritize Afrikaners in refugee admissions

The Trump administration plans to reserve most of its new refugee admissions for white Afrikaners from South Africa, setting a cap of 17,500 refugees for the next twelve months. Donald Trump claims that Afrikaners are victims of racial persecution, a claim rejected by the South African government. Since returning to the White House, the president has restricted the refugee admission program, with South Africans making up nearly all refugees admitted this year.

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