by Amy Goodman | May 21, 2026 | Afrikaners, Donald Trump, immigration, Interview, Racism, Refugee Ban, White South Africans
The Trump administration is advancing plans to resettle an additional 10,000 white South Africans in the United States as refugees. Under President Trump’s proposal, which was submitted to Congress on Monday, the U.S. would lift its record-low refugee admissions figure from 7,500 to 17,500, with the additional openings reserved for Afrikaners. This comes as the administration continues to block…
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by Jessica Corbett | Oct 31, 2025 | Afrikaners, Alex Padilla, Dick Durbin, Jamie Raskin, News, Pramila Jayapal, refugee cap, South Africa, Trump Administration
After months of reporting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday officially announced that it is restricting the number of refugees for this fiscal year to 7,500, with most spots going to white South Africans — a policy swiftly denounced by human rights advocates and Democrats in Congress. “This decision doesn’t just lower the refugee admissions ceiling. It lowers our moral…
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