00:00The United States aims to process over 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President
00:07Donald Trump's stated refugee program cap, and installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria.
00:14The new target, containing a previous unreported document from the American State Department dated January 27, signals a push to
00:22ramp up admissions from South Africa. Trump has said the U.S. will only admit 7,500 total refugees from
00:28around the world in fiscal year 2026, while a much higher cap of 40,000 to 60,000 was discussed
00:35internally last year.
00:37Only 2,000 South Africans had entered the U.S. as refugees as of January 31st this year, and a
00:43program launched in May 2025.
00:46Trump ordered a halt of refugee admissions into the U.S. after taking office in 2025 as part of his
00:51crackdown on legal and illegal immigration, but weeks later, he launched an e-force to bring in white South Africans
00:57of African ethnicity as refugees, saying they had been violent if persecuted in the majority black country.
01:03The South Africa's government has rejected that claim, while some refugee advocates have criticized Trump's policy.
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