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— 5 entries in the record.
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Mar 17, 1980
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Sep 25, 2026
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1980 · 2 events
2026 · 3 events
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2026-09-25
Trump Signs FY2027 Refugee Determination: Up to 17,500, "Primarily" Afrikaners Under EO 14204 (Published Oct. 2)
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Donald Trump · U.S. Department of State
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2026-09-22
AP: Administration Tells Congress It Plans a 17,500 Refugee Limit for FY2027, Mostly White South Africans; Democrats Press Mullin at the Annual Consultation
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U.S. Department of State · Donald Trump · Dick Durbin · Jamie Raskin · +1
confirmed
2026-09-19
Kocher Digest: 10,255 of 10,258 FY2026 Refugee Admissions Through July 31 Were From South Africa (99.97%); State Department Tables Record Nationality, and PD 2025-13 Allocates 'Primarily' to Afrikaners and Other Victims of Discrimination
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U.S. Department of State · Donald Trump · Austin Kocher
confirmed
1980-04-21
Mariel Boatlift Exposes Racist Double Standards as Cubans Welcomed While Haitians Detained
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Jimmy Carter · Haitian refugees · Immigration and Naturalization Service
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1980-03-17
Refugee Act of 1980 Establishes Systematic Asylum Process, Becomes Target of Enforcement Capture
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Jimmy Carter · Edward Kennedy · U.S. Congress · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · +1
confirmed