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WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering more than doubling an annual refugee limit to bring more white South Africans into the ​U.S., according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump, a Republican, paused refugee admissions from around the world when he took office in January 2025. Weeks later, ‌he issued an executive order prioritizing the resettlement of European-descended Afrikaners, saying they faced race-based persecution in majority-Black South Africa. South Africa’s government vehemently denies the claims.
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program was formally established in 1980 after hundreds of thousands of people fled wars in Vietnam and Cambodia. The program expanded to provide safe haven to persecuted people around the globe. Trump has used it almost exclusively to bring white South Africans into the U.S., ​part of a broader upending of norms around humanitarian protection, opens new tab.
In recent weeks, U.S. officials have discussed expanding the 7,500-person refugee cap by 10,000 to allow more South Africans of ​Afrikaner ethnicity to obtain refugee status, said people familiar with internal planning, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share non-public government discussions.
On Thursday, Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Veprek said an increase in the refugee limit was being considered, but did not provide details. "We're looking ​at the pace of resettlement right now and thinking about how quickly it's going, and do we need to increase the ceiling for the current fiscal year as well," he said at ​an event hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports lower levels of immigration.
The ⁠White House referred questions to the U.S. State Department.
Blacks make up 81% of South Africa's population, according to 2022 census data. Afrikaners and other white South Africans constitute 7% of the population.
During the apartheid era, which ended with the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa maintained a racially segregated society with separate schools, neighborhoods and public facilities for people classified as Black, colored, white or Asian.
Trump set the record-low refugee ceiling of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, which began October 1, 2025, ‌down from ⁠a ceiling of 125,000 a year under former President Joe Biden.
The U.S. ​admitted about 4,500 South Africans as refugees through the first six months of the fiscal year, State Department figures show, on pace to exceed Trump’s existing limits for the program. The only ​refugees other than white South Africans to enter this fiscal year were three Afghans, according to State Department statistics.
U.S. officials are weighing whether religious minorities from Iran and countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union could be included under what’s known as the “Lautenberg” program, the person said. The program stems from a 1989 budget amendment introduced by then-U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg that aimed to make it easier for Jewish refugees to resettle in the U.S.
The Trump administration is also discussing bringing in refugees of other nationalities, one of the people familiar with planning said.
Even as ​Trump looks to further ramp up the entry ​of South Africans, an internal U.S. government ⁠email reviewed by Reuters showed that at least four refugees already in the U.S. have returned to South Africa.
One South African who arrived in Minneapolis in late January departed the U.S. less than a month later, the email showed. Case notes said that plans for his daughter and ​grandchildren to join him “fell through” so he returned to his home country.
A pair of South Africans who arrived in Twin Falls, Idaho, in ​late January via the ⁠refugee program turned around a week later, saying a parent was ill in South Africa, the email showed
Another South African resettled in Moline, Illinois, in mid-March returned home weeks later, the email said.
Resettlement occurred quickly, she had not thoroughly thought through the process, and her family in South Africa has decided not to continue their own resettlement process,” case notes said. “Additionally, the client’s age (66) and ability to provide ⁠for herself is ​a concern.”
Trump has portrayed South Africa as dangerous and oppressive for whites, yet thousands of white South Africans abroad have ​returned to the country in recent years, Reuters reported in March.
U.S. government contracting documents reported by Reuters in February said the U.S. aimed to process 4,500 white South Africans per month through the refugee program. The documents also said the ​State Department paid to install more than a dozen trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to conduct interviews.
Reporting by Ted Hesson; Additional reporting by Jonathan Landay; Editing by Craig Timberg and David Gregorio
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XRP dipped 1.50% to $1.42 as rising oil prices and stalled US–Iran talks pressured global risk sentiment.
Brent crude climbed above $105.50 for a fifth straight day, while US yields and the dollar rose and global equities weakened.
GraniteShares delayed its 3x Long and Short XRP ETFs to May 7, marking the fifth postponement in three weeks amid regulatory pressure.
XRP (XRP) failed to extend its upside momentum on Friday, dropping by circa 0.50% to $1.42. The downside moves came as oil remained strong and global risk sentiment suffered due to a lack of progress in the US–Iran peace talks.
XRP remained under pressure as oil prices extended gains for a fifth straight day, with Brent crude rising above $105.50 a barrel amid stalled US–Iran de-escalation talks.
The macro impact spread across markets. US 10-year Treasury yields and the dollar index both headed for their first weekly gains in a month, while global equities tracked by MSCI’s All-Country World Index (ACWI) moved toward a weekly decline.
The lack of progress has kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, disrupting global oil flows and raising supply concerns.
GraniteShares has delayed the launch of its 3x Long and 3x Short XRP ETFs from April 23 to May 7, marking the fifth postponement in three weeks.
The 3x Short XRP ETF would be the first regulated product allowing traders to short XRP with 3x leverage through a standard US brokerage account.
The delay follows earlier SEC pushback on similar products, including ProShares’ decision to withdraw its own 3x XRP ETF plans in December 2025. Another delay on May 7 could put the 2026 launch in doubt.
Bitwise said a new crypto cycle is taking shape and that assets like XRP could be among the beneficiaries, ahead of CIO Matt Hougan’s scheduled appearance at XRP Las Vegas on April 30.
The asset manager’s comments come as XRP remains a focus for institutional crypto products and conference-driven market narratives.
Bitwise has a commercial interest in broader crypto adoption through its digital asset investment products, making its XRP remarks notable but not independent of industry exposure.
He urged investors to focus on confirmed Ripple partnerships and real XRP Ledger usage rather than rumors of undisclosed government deals
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