US slashes refugee admissions and prioritises white South Africans

The Trump administration has slashed the number of refugees allowed into the United States and is prioritizing white South Africans. The new cap for 2026 drops from 125,000 under Biden to just 7,500, most of them reserved for members of South Africa’s white Afrikaner minority.

Washington says Afrikaners face discrimination, land seizures, and race-based violence under South Africa’s Black-led government claims that Pretoria calls…