FY2027 Refugee Ceiling: Up to 17,500, “Primarily” Afrikaners

October 2, 2026

The President has set the FY2027 refugee ceiling at “up to 17,500,” the same level he reached mid-year in FY2026 through an emergency determination. The slots go “primarily” to Afrikaners from South Africa, and every admission stays subject to the refugee-entry suspension already in force.

Sources

• Federal Register, FR Doc. 2026-20318 (91 FR 63119): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/02/2026-20318/presidential-determination-on-refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2027
• GovInfo PDF: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-02/pdf/2026-20318.pdf
• Statute, INA §207 (8 U.S.C. 1157): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1157
• Prior year, original FY2026 determination (PD 2025-13, up to 7,500; 90 FR 49005): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/31/2025-19752/presidential-determination-on-refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026
• Prior year, Emergency FY2026 determination (PD 2026-14, May 21, 2026, raised ceiling to 17,500; 91 FR 31645): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/27/2026-10598/emergency-presidential-determination-on-refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2026
• Orders cross-referenced in the determination: EO 14204 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/12/2025-02630/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa ; EO 14163 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02011/realigning-the-united-states-refugee-admissions-program ; EO 14161 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02009/protecting-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety
• Reuters (Sept. 22, 2026), on the congressional notice: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-admit-primarily-afrikaners-under-new-refugee-proposal-2026-09-22/
• Responses: Global Refuge (Oct. 2, 2026) https://www.globalrefuge.org/news/global-refuge-deeply-disappointed-by-the-fy2027-determination-on-refugee-admissions/ ; World Relief (Oct. 1, 2026) https://worldrelief.org/world-relief-grieves-another-restrictive-refugee-ceiling-urges-reopening-of-resettlement-program-to-those-fleeing-religious-persecution/ ; International Refugee Assistance Project (Oct. 1, 2026) https://refugeerights.org/news-resources/irap-responds-to-presidential-determination-on-refugee-admissions-prioritizing-afrikaners