In an order posted on the federal government’s journal of regulations, Trump said the 7,500 refugee spots for fiscal year 2026 would “primarily be allocated among Afrikaners” and “other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.” 

Trump sets refugee cap at record low of 7,500, mostly for Afrikaners, in huge cut from Biden era

245 Americans sought refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025, more than all of 2024, reveals fresh data from Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board. Here's why fears over Trump’s policies on immigration, healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights might be behind this.

Nowhere safe in US? Americans rush to Canada for refugee status after Trump's White House return — record surge in 2025

Texas becomes first US state to refuse refugees under Trump order

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy put on hold a lower court's ruling loosening the prohibition

US Supreme Court justice temporarily preserves Trump refugee ban

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Trump sets refugee cap at record low of 7,500, mostly for Afrikaners, in huge cut from Biden era

Americans rush to Canada for refugee status after Trump's White House return

Texas becomes first US state to refuse refugees under Trump order

US Supreme Court justice temporarily preserves Trump refugee ban