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US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees: document | SA News

The US aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump’s stated refugee programme cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a US contracting document says.

The new target, contained in a previously unreported document from the US state department dated January 27, signals a push to ramp up admissions from South Africa, while refugee applications from other areas have been severely curtailed.

Trump has said the US would only admit a total of 7,500 refugees from around the world in the 2026 fiscal year, while a much higher cap of 40,000 to 60,000 was discussed internally last…

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