"No more than 7,500 people will be granted refugee status and these must undergo very tough checks before they can enter. Approval by the secretaries of state and homeland security will be required. The White House announcement reiterated that Trump also signed a proclamation in June that stipulates that foreign nationals can still be denied entry if allowing them into the country would harm the country's interests."
"Trump claims that White Afrikaaners are at risk of genocide in South Africa. In February this year, he signed Executive Order 14204, titled Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa. The order was made in response to South Africa's Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, which allows for land to be seized and redistributed. The order criticised South Africa for seizing land owned by ethnic minority white South Africans."
"The US has historically passed laws denying entry or citizenship to people of specific ethnicities or nationalities. US President Donald Trump has announced that he will limit the number of refugees entering the US to 7,500 for the fiscal year 2026. This is a record low since the 1980 Refugee Act when a cap on refugees entering the country was set at 50,000 per year, but could be changed."
The refugee admission ceiling for fiscal year 2026 will be set at 7,500, a record low compared with recent caps. Priority will be given to white South Africans and entrants will face rigorous checks, with approvals required from the secretaries of state and homeland security. A June proclamation allows denial of entry when admission would harm US interests. President Trump signed Executive Order 14204 in response to South Africa's Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 and criticised land seizures affecting ethnic minority white South Africans. In May, 59 white South Africans arrived under a special refugee programme.
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