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Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026

President Donald Trump issued this emergency determination to raise the U.S. refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2026 from 7,500 to 17,500. The action says this increase is needed because of what it describes as an unforeseen emergency involving rising racially motivated violence in South Africa and disruptions to U.S. refugee processing operations there. It directs that the additional refugee slots be used for Afrikaners from South Africa, in line with Executive Order 14204, and it also states that eligible Afrikaners may be treated as refugees while still in South Africa. The determination makes clear that any admissions under this order must still follow other existing presidential policies and security-related entry requirements.