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Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering U.S. It’ll be mostly white South Africans.
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The move cements a major shift in policy toward refugees that aligns with the Republican administration’s broader goals of keeping out foreigners whom it deems a risk to the nation’s security or a threat to U.S. jobs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be White South Africans, a dramatic drop after the United States previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution from around the world.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans,
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans.
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document published today said, part of a broader effort to reshape refugee policies in the U.S. and worldwide.
President Trump is setting the lowest-ever goal for U.S. refugee admissions, allowing a maximum of only 7,500 refugees while dictating that the majority of the slots should be given to white South Africans. The figure is well below the 70,000 to 80,000 range used over the George W.
President Donald Trump's administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans…
The move cements a major shift in policy toward refugees that aligns with the Republican administration’s broader goals of keeping out foreigners whom it deems a risk to the nation’s security or a threat to U.S. jobs.
The United States will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal year 2026, with most slots expected to go to white South Africans, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register.
