The Trump administration has proposed raising the refugee admission\ncap for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 people, specifically for white South\nAfricans. The plan is outlined in an emergency designation document sent\nto Congress and obtained by CNN.<\/p>\n
The move marks a shift from last year\u2019s policy, which restricted the\nnumber of refugees allowed into the United States to just 7,500 per\nyear, with a similar focus on white South Africans. The policy had\nsharply reduced the cap in the previous year, which had reached 125,000,\nand excluded several of the world\u2019s most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump defended his administration\u2019s decision to\nresettle Afrikaners in the United States by citing claims that \u2018genocide\nis taking place\u2019 in South Africa. Trump stated that \u2018white farmers are\nbeing killed in a brutal manner and their land taken.\u2019<\/p>\n
South African authorities have strongly denied the claims. CNN has\nalso investigated the allegations of \u2018genocide\u2019 of white South Africans\nand found no evidence to support the charges.<\/p>\n
The emergency designation document also quotes a statement from the\nPresident of South Africa and references an incident last year when the\nSouth African government questioned the presence of American personnel\nstationed in the country.<\/p>\n
\u2018The increasing hostility heightens the risks for Afrikaners in South\nAfrica, who have faced widespread discrimination based on race that is\ngovernment-sponsored,\u2019 the report says. \u2018For these reasons, the quota\nrevision to 17,500 can be justified by deep humanitarian concerns and in\nthe national interest as detailed in E.O. 14204, and will advance the\nUnited States\u2019 foreign policy interests as outlined in that order.\u2019<\/p>\n
As of this report, CNN has contacted the White House and the U.S.\nState Department for further comment. Under U.S. law, the government is\nrequired to consult with Congress before setting the annual refugee\nquota.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-proposes-refugee-quota-for-white-south-africans-to-rise-to-17-500-1779546401", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }