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US Refugee Policy Shifts

Updated 2026-05-19 09:20 UTC 1 source Negative

The US government plans to increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees, from about 7,500 to 17,500. The move is based on claims of an ‘emergency refugee situation’ for Afrikaners.

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The Guardian
State department says Afrikaners in ‘emergency refugee situation’, a claim previously rebutted by South AfricaThe US government has said it will increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees this year from about 7,500 to 17,500, claiming that “unforeseen developments in
2026-05-19 09:02 UTC
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