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Trump's Project 2025: Radical Overhaul of U.S. Policies

10/4/2025

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Trump Reshapes Policies

The Trump administration advances Project 2025, a hardline plan to reshape the United States.
Trump acknowledges discussions with Project 2025's architect, signaling broader implementation during a shutdown.
Proposals target refugee admissions, asylum rules, and protections for child migrants and LGBTQ+ rights.
The administration plans to replace career civil servants with political appointees, shrinking government size.

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Trump Caps Refugee Admissions

The Trump administration plans to cap refugee admissions at 7,500, down from 125,000.
Most slots would go to white Afrikaners from South Africa, raising prioritization concerns.
The administration has not consulted Congress, as required by law, due to a shutdown.
Thousands of vetted refugees remain in dangerous camps while Afrikaners are invited to enter, a situation critics compare to 1939.

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Trump Reshapes Policies

The Trump administration advances Project 2025, a hardline plan to reshape the United States.
Trump acknowledges discussions with Project 2025's architect, signaling broader implementation during a shutdown.
Proposals target refugee admissions, asylum rules, and protections for child migrants and LGBTQ+ rights.
The administration plans to replace career civil servants with political appointees, shrinking government size.

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