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US Bishops Criticize Trump Admin Carving Out Refugee Slots for South African Afrikaners, by Mary Rose – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

US Bishops Criticize Trump Admin Carving Out Refugee Slots for South African Afrikaners, by Mary Rose

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"US Bishops criticize Trump admin carving out refugee slots for South African Afrikaners". Image by Grok

By Mary Rose, Zeale News, May 29, 2026

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) criticized the Trump administration’s decision this week to accept South African Afrikaner refugees amid tight restrictions on almost all other refugee admissions, arguing the U.S. should reextend resettlement opportunities to other vulnerable groups, including people facing religious persecution.

The criticism came after an Emergency Presidential Determination published May 27 in the Federal Register authorized the admission of up to 10,000 refugees during fiscal year 2026 to address what President Donald Trump described as an “unforeseen emergency refugee situation.” The determination allows admissions exclusively for Afrikaners from South Africa through September.

Bishop Brendan Cahill, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, said the move marked a departure from the nation’s longstanding approach to refugee resettlement. …

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