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US claims ‘emergency refugee situation’ as it admits 10,000 more white South Africans

The US government has increased its refugee admission cap for white South African Afrikaners from 7,500 to 17,500 for the fiscal year ending September 2026, citing an 'emergency refugee situation' due to alleged race-based discrimination and escalating tensions with the South African government, including a raid on a US refugee processing center. The $100 million expansion aligns with Donald Trump’s repeated false claims of a 'white genocide' against Afrikaners, and follows the US suspending refugee programs for conflict zones like Afghanistan and Sudan, cutting aid to South Africa, and boycotting G20 events involving the country under Trump’s second term.