President Donald Trump is raising the United States refugee cap by 10,000 slots specifically for white South Africans, according to a forthcoming White House memo scheduled for official publication on Wednesday.
In 2025, he claimed white South African farmers were facing genocide and land confiscation, a claim that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa disputed during a White House meeting.
However, the Scripps News regional report indicates that Republican state senators in South Carolina recently rejected a plan to redraw congressional maps just as early voting began.
This could have long-term consequences for U.S. relations with the African Union and the United Nations, both of which emphasize non-discrimination in refugee resettlement.
Professor Irvin Kinnes of the University of Cape Town stated flatly that "White South Africans are not being persecuted," according to PBS News .
President Trump raises the refugee cap by 10,000 slots exclusively for white South Africans as his administration faces economic and legal hurdles.