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Trump Weighs Doubling Refugee Cap for White South Africans

4/23/2026

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The Trump administration is weighing a plan to more than double the annual refugee ceiling to admit additional white South Africans.
The FY2026 cap of 7,500 refugees is far below the 125,000 limit set by the previous administration.
State Department officials have not confirmed the proposal, calling numbers speculative, and report that four South African refugees have already returned home.

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Story summary

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to more than double the annual refugee ceiling to admit additional white South Africans.
The FY2026 cap of 7,500 refugees is far below the 125,000 limit set by the previous administration.
State Department officials have not confirmed the proposal, calling numbers speculative, and report that four South African refugees have already returned home.