DiscoverIn the Loop with Sasha-Ann SimonsU.S. Will Only Admit 7,500 Refugees A Year: ‘We Are So Disappointed’
U.S. Will Only Admit 7,500 Refugees A Year: ‘We Are So Disappointed’

U.S. Will Only Admit 7,500 Refugees A Year: ‘We Are So Disappointed’

Update: 2025-11-04
Share

Description

The Trump administration is reducing the number of refugees allowed to enter the U.S. each year from 125,000 to 7,500 and prioritizing the admission of white South Africans, or Akrifaners. In the Loop learns what this means for local refugees from Mohammed, who is waiting to be reunited with his family, and Sally Schulze, communications manager at RefugeeOne.

For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

U.S. Will Only Admit 7,500 Refugees A Year: ‘We Are So Disappointed’

U.S. Will Only Admit 7,500 Refugees A Year: ‘We Are So Disappointed’