What happened

The Trump administration said Thursday it would cap the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. at 7,500 in the newly begun fiscal year, the lowest number in at least 45 years and a drop from 125,000 last year. The limited slots, the administration said in a notice published in the Federal Register , will “primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa.”

Who said what

President Donald Trump ’s “dramatic drop” in refugee admissions and focus on white South Africans “effectively suspends America’s traditional role as a haven for those fleeing war and persecution,” The Associated Press said, a policy goal that “until recently enjoyed bipartisan support.” The administration said the new ceiling was “justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the n

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