Requires states to apply refugee protections without discrimination based on race, religion, or country of origin. This non-discrimination principle is fundamental to the equal treatment of all refugees.
The US refugee program was restructured to almost exclusively admit white South Africans based on debunked persecution claims, while setting a historic-low refugee cap and shutting down admissions for …
From October 2025 through January 2026, the US admitted 1,651 refugees. Of these, 1,648 — 99.8% — were from South Africa, overwhelmingly …
Trump set the FY2026 refugee ceiling at 7,500, the lowest in modern US history, with most places reserved for white South Africans. This …
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Updated March 25, 2026Civil Rights
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A sweeping expansion of travel restrictions targeting predominantly Muslim-majority and African nations, growing from the original first-term ban to cover 39 countries. The bans affect millions of …
On June 4, 2025, Trump issued a proclamation restricting entry from 12 countries (Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, …
In December 2025, the ban was expanded to fully restrict entry from 7 additional countries: Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, …