Yesterday’s consultation reinforces our sense that the Administration has turned America’s traditional refugee program into a whites-only airplane ride for South African Afrikaners into Trump’s America.
Jamie Raskin: “Yesterday’s consultation reinforces our sense that the Administration has turned America’s traditional refugee program…”
On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
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Raskin comments on the refugee consultation outcomes.
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