U.S. Admitted 6,665 White South Africans as Refugees From October 2025 to June 2026
From October 1, 2025, through June 2026, the U.S. admitted 6,665 white South Africans as refugees. During this period, three Afghan refugees were also admitted. In May 2026, every refugee admitted to the U.S. was a white South African. The U.S. admitted more than 100,000 refugees in FY 2024, the highest number in three decades. Accounts differ on the exact total for FY 2024: one source reports 100
From October 1, 2025, through June 2026, the U.S. admitted 6,665 white South Africans as refugees. During the same period, three Afghan refugees were admitted, according to one report. In May 2026, every one of the 599 refugees admitted to the U.S. was a white South African, according to Bluesky. The U.S. admitted more than 100,000 refugees in FY 2024, the highest number in three decades. One source reports the total as 100,034, while another reports 100,060. According to one report, the top five countries of origin for U.S. refugee admissions in FY 2024 were the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Syria, and Burma. That same report states that 25,358 refugees admitted in FY 2024 came from Latin America and the Caribbean. Another source reports that in FY 2024, the U.S. resettled 37,050 principal refugees and 63,000 derivative refugees.
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