The Trump administration is advancing plans to increase the number of white South Africans it admits to the United States as refugees. The proposal would see an additional 10,000 white South Africans resettled into the U.S. even as the Trump administration continues to block the entry of refugees from other countries. Under Trump’s proposal, which was submitted to Congress, the U.S. would lift its record-low refugee admissions figure from 7,500 to 17,500, with the additional openings reserved for Afrikaners. Trump has falsely claimed they face racial persecution — lies South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has decried as “white supremacy and white victimhood.” The U.S. has resettled just over 6,000 refugees between October and April — all except three were from South Africa.