The document stated that the adoption of 7.5 thousand refugees is “justified on humanitarian grounds or in the national interest”. According to the Associated Press, priority will be given to Afrikaners from South Africa.
The previous limit, established by former President Joe Biden, was at the level of 125 thousand. people per year – Reuters reported. The fiscal year in the US runs from the beginning of October to the end of September.
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After returning to the White House in January, Trump halted refugee admissions and said the process would resume when it was in the U.S. national interest.
He later issued a decree according to which priority is to be given to refugees from the Afrikaner minority in South Africa. As he argued, this white community is a victim of discrimination in the majority-black South Africa. The South African government rejected these claims.
