Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.

President Donald Trump’s overhaul of US refugee policies has created a major shift in the number and nationalities of people admitted to the country, US government data shows.

Since October 2025, 4,499 refugees were resettled in the US, according to the Refugee Processing Center. All, except three from Afghanistan, were South African.

In the last full fiscal year of the Biden administration, which started in October 2023, 125,000 people were accepted from 85 countries.

Last year, Trump halted all refugee admissions, including for applicants from warzones, but allowed Afrikaners, a white minority group he said was persecuted, to seek resettlement. South Africa objected to his characterisation.

  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    I get that. But still…don’t people inform themselves strongly before even thinking of emigrating? Even if one lives in a shithole and wants change?

    I grew up (genx) when there still was the american dream. And it seemed real. But for the last 20yrs that faded into a dystopian nightmare.

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      But still…don’t people inform themselves strongly before even thinking of emigrating? Even if one lives in a shithole and wants change?

      You’d be surprised.