Trump considering increase in refugee admissions to bring in more white South Africans, official says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump considering increase in refugee admissions to bring in more white South Africans, official saysAdministration official says South Africa is a ‘DEI regime par excellence’ as the White House radically overhauls refugee admission programAlex Woodward in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 22:32 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963928","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-afrikaner-refugees-south-africa-b2963928.html","title":"Trump considering raising refugee cap to bring in more white South Africans"}}CloseTrump administration considering new refugee cap to bring in more white South AfricansSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSe...