U.S. to take in up to 4,500 white South African refugees per month
The United States aims to process up to 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South Africans, according to a January 27 State Department contracting document reviewed by Reuters.
The document outlines plans to install 14 prefabricated trailers on United States embassy property in Pretoria to create a secure processing site after operations at a previous location in Johannesburg were disrupted by a South African immigration raid. Only about 2,000 white South Africans have entered the United States as refugees as of January 31, after the program was launched in May 2025.
President Trump previously set a cap of 7,500 refugees to be admitted in total in FY 2026. The South African government has rejected Trump’s claims that Afrikaners face systemic persecution, the basis for the Trump administration’s refugee policy.
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Drop Site Daily
The document outlines plans to install 14 prefabricated trailers on United States embassy property in Pretoria to create a secure processing site after operations at a previous location in Johannesburg were disrupted by a South African immigration raid. Only about 2,000 white South Africans have entered the United States as refugees as of January 31, after the program was launched in May 2025.
President Trump previously set a cap of 7,500 refugees to be admitted in total in FY 2026. The South African government has rejected Trump’s claims that Afrikaners face systemic persecution, the basis for the Trump administration’s refugee policy.
Source:
Drop Site Daily
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