Event Brief
Trump administration raises US refugee cap for Afrikaners
Filed: May 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
Summary: The US will increase the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 to admit more Afrikaner-ethnicity refugees.
WHO: Trump administration
WHAT: Increased the US refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To allow in more people of Afrikaner ethnicity, amid claims of persecution.
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