Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees

President Trump moved ahead on Monday with plans to allow 10,000 more white South Africans into the United States as refugees, even as the program remains closed off to people from every other country in the world, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.In a report submitted to Congress on Monday, Mr.Trump has proposed lifting the record-low refugee admissions level of 7,500 to 17,500, reserving the additional openings for Afrikaners, who are primarily of Dutch descent.The administration argued that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa warrants the expansion of Mr.

Trump’s carve-out for Afrikaners, which has reoriented the U.S.refugee program into essentially a pipeline for members of a white minority to reach the United States.The government has calculated that the additional 10,000 refugee slots for Afrikaners will cost roughly $100 million, according to the report submitted to Congress.The administration is expected to hold formal meetings with Congress to discuss the report in the coming days, according to a person familiar with the matter.

But the Trump administration has in the past treated such consultations with Congress over its refugee program as a formality before finalizing the changes.The White House and State Department did not return requests for comment.Mr.Trump early last year dramatically lowered the number of refugees allowed into the country to 7,500 for this fiscal year, down from the cap of 125,000 set by the Biden administration in 2024.

The limited number of slots were reserved mostly for Afrikaners, as well as some other South African minorities.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times?...