This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh is an active member.
A Presidential Determination published on October 30, 2025, limits refugee admissions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 to 7,500 and prioritizes Afrikaners from South Africa: "The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands."
The latest determination follows the admission in May 2025 of a group of 49 white Afrikaners into the United States as refugees. President Trump has accused the South African government of racial discrimination against Afrikaners, which that government has denied.
The cap is the lowest limit on refugee admissions since establishment of the United States' refugee program in 1980. For comparison, the most recent previous refugee admissions cap was 125,000 in FY 2025.
