00:00Just three months after the first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by the Trump administration arrived in the United States,
00:10President Trump is now reportedly preparing to cap refugee admissions to around 40,000 for 2026,
00:16with the majority of those spots reserved for white South Africans.
00:20According to Reuters, around 30,000 of the admissions would be allocated to Afrikaners,
00:25a Dutch-descended minority in South Africa, that Trump has publicly prioritized for resettlement.
00:31The proposed limit represents a major shift in U.S. refugee policy.
00:36It's a sharp decrease from the 100,000 refugees admitted under former President Joe Biden in 2024,
00:43but still significantly higher than the record low 15,000 cap Trump sets during the final year of his first term.
00:51Trump froze refugee admissions shortly after taking office in January,
00:54but weeks later launched a dedicated program for Afrikaners.
00:59He claims the group faces racial discrimination and even genocide in South Africa,
01:04claims that have been strongly rejected by the government.
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