First Thing: US to limit refugee numbers to 7,500 with priority for white South Africans

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The Trump administration is going to restrict the number of refugees it admits into the US next year to the token level of just 7,500 - and those spots will mostly be filled by white South Africans.

What reason has been given for prioritizing white South Africans? The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that the South African government is implementing anti-white policies through a new land expropriation law. The South African government has called the claims false.

What was the other shooting by ICE agents in LA recently? Last week, federal agents shot an LA man who livestreams immigration enforcement operations on social media. Officials said at the time that Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok creator with a large following, had attempted to ram federal agents' vehicles after agents surrounded him and boxed in his car.