South Africans dominate US refugee arrivals amid immigration policy shift
12 Apr 2026, 16:34 GMT
By CGTN
Topic: africa
Credit: CGTN
Source URL: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-04-13/South-Africans-dominate-US-refugee-arrivals-amid-policy-shift-1MhuJ0qTFfi/p.html
From October 2025 to March 2026, nearly all refugees admitted to the United States were South Africans, with 4,496 arrivals, while only three came from Afghanistan. The surge followed a Trump administration policy prioritizing Afrikaners, a white South African minority, amid claims of racial persecution that have been rejected, straining USâSouth Africa relations and raising questions about refugee criteria.