The Trump administration plans to cap refugee admissions over the next 12 months at 17,500 people, with the proposed group consisting primarily of white Afrikaners from South Africa. The proposal follows President Donald Trump’s decision to pause US refugee admissions after taking office in January 2025 and subsequently prioritize Afrikaner resettlement. He has justified the preferential treatment for Afrikaners with claims that they face racial persecution in South Africa, an allegation that Pretoria categorically denies. Of the nearly 3,000 refugees admitted in the current fiscal year, all but three were South African. By comparison, the Biden administration admitted more than 100,000 refugees from dozens of countries in fiscal year 2024.