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US Proposes 10,000 Refugee Slots for White Afrikaners

5/19/2026

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The State Department has proposed to Congress that the refugee ceiling be raised to 17,500, reserving 10,000 slots for White Afrikaners from South Africa.
The agency estimates the Afrikaner admissions would cost about $100 million.
South African officials reject claims of racial persecution and note the land-seizure law mentions no race despite white South Africans holding most land.

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The State Department has proposed to Congress that the refugee ceiling be raised to 17,500, reserving 10,000 slots for White Afrikaners from South Africa.
The agency estimates the Afrikaner admissions would cost about $100 million.
South African officials reject claims of racial persecution and note the land-seizure law mentions no race despite white South Africans holding most land.