The Trump administration has moved to admit 10,000 additional white South Africans, arguing an “emergency refugee situation” warrants an expansion of the number of Afrikaners allowed into the country.
The administration proposed increasing the refugee admissions ceiling for Afrikaners this fiscal year from 7,500 to 17,500.
The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that their status as Afrikaners has left them open to discrimination and persecution at home.
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The government has calculated that the additional 10,000 refugee slots for Afrikaners will cost roughly $100 million, according to the report submitted to Congress.
The administration is expected to hold formal meetings with Congress to discuss the report in the coming days, according to a person familiar with the matter. But the Trump administration has in the
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