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The Trump administration will cap the U.S. refugee resettlement ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to a historic low, drawing criticism from Christian aid organizations who say it abandons bona fide refugees already approved for resettlement, including persecuted Christians.
The White House posted the announcement, initially drafted in late September, in the Federal Register on Thursday, noting that the number of refugees to be accepted annually will be 7,500, with a special focus on Afrikaners from South Africa. The figure represents a sharp decline from the 125,000 ceiling set under the final fiscal year of the Biden administration.
“The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands," stated the document.
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The White House posted the announcement, initially drafted in late September, in the Federal Register on Thursday, noting that the number of refugees to be accepted annually will be 7,500, with a special focus on Afrikaners from South Africa. The figure represents a sharp decline from the 125,000 ceiling set under the final fiscal year of the Biden administration.
“The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands," stated the document.
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Christian aid groups denounce Trump for cutting refugee resettlement to historic low
The Trump administration will cap the U S refugee resettlement ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to a historic low, drawing criticism from Christian aid organizations who say it abandons bona fide