Trump limits refugees 7500 mostly white South Africans

The Trump administration will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in the 2026 fiscal year, with most expected to be white South Africans, according to a notice posted Thursday in the Federal Registry. The move, justified only as humanitarian or in the national interest, marks a steep drop from last year’s 125,000 ceiling set under President Joe Biden. The cut further weakens a once broadly supported program, already slowed since Trump took office, prompting layoffs at resettlement agencies as arrivals dwindled. South Africa’s government denies claims of discrimination and violence.