The U.S. has 17,500 refugee slots. Trump says they will primarily go to white South Africans.
The Trump administration plans to limit the 2027 refugee program to 17,500 slots. President Trump stated these spots will primarily be allocated to white Afrikaners, whom he describes as oppressed, despite the program's traditional focus on those fleeing general persecution.
The Trump administration says it will allow up to 17,500 refugees to migrate to the U.S. in 2027, despite closing most of the U.S. refugee program, which is meant for those fleeing persecution and violence abroad. President Trump says those refugee spots will "primarily" go to white Afrikaners, who he claims are oppressed. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
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