The US President is considering doubling the annual refugee limit for white South Africans to allow more to enter the country, according to three people familiar with the matter. The move would allow more South Africans of African descent to obtain refugee status. The U.S. State Department has not confirmed or denied these discussions. The White House set a record-low refugee ceiling of 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, down from a ceiling of 125,000 under former President Joe 'Biden. The administration is also considering bringing in refugees of other nationalities under the "Lautenberg" program, which was introduced in 1989 to make it easier for Jewish refugees to resettle in the US. However, internal U.K. government emails show that at least four South Africans who have returned to South Africa have returned home after resettling in the U.