{"id":4390,"date":"2026-05-26T16:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/trump-raises-refugee-ceiling-by-10000-to-bring-in-more-white-south-africans-white-house-document-says\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:03:04","slug":"trump-raises-refugee-ceiling-by-10000-to-bring-in-more-white-south-africans-white-house-document-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/trump-raises-refugee-ceiling-by-10000-to-bring-in-more-white-south-africans-white-house-document-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans, White House document says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country, a signed presidential determination reviewed by Reuters showed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/oklo-says-it-is-in-talks-to-use-us-cold-war-era-plutonium-as-nuclear-fuel\/\">Oklo says it is in talks to use US Cold War-era plutonium as nuclear fuel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The document, dated May 21, said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation due to &#8216;incitement of racially motivated violence&#8217; by the government and political parties in the majority-Black country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The White House, U.S. State Department and South Africa&#8217;s government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trump, a Republican, froze refugee admissions from around the world when he took office in January 2025, but weeks later launched a program exclusively aimed at bringing in white South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/eu-queries-czech-pms-moves-to-tackle-conflicts-of-interest\/\">EU queries Czech PM\u2019s moves to tackle conflicts of interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He initially set the refugee ceiling at a record-low 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, which ends on September 30. 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