Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026

MemorandumSigned 05/21Federal Register 05/27Open the original

Summary

President Trump determines that an emergency refugee situation exists due to increased incitement of racially motivated violence in South Africa and that admitting Afrikaners from South Africa is justified by humanitarian concerns and the national interest.

By industry

Immigration & Border1 trading day−1.1%p15 stocks5 trading days+2.1%p15 stocks20 trading days+1.8%p15 stocks
“the admission to the United States of Afrikaners from South Africa”

Day by day after the announcement

Immigration & Border stocks and the S&P 500 after the announcement, cumulative %
Day	Immigration & Border stocks	S&P 500
26/05/20	0.0%	0.0%
26/05/21	−0.5%	+0.6%
26/05/22	+1.4%	+0.9%
26/05/26	+2.5%	+1.6%
26/05/27	+2.0%	+1.7%
26/05/28	+4.4%	+2.3%
26/05/29	+4.0%	+2.4%
26/06/01	+5.7%	+2.5%
26/06/02	+4.7%	+2.9%
26/06/03	+3.6%	+1.6%
26/06/04	+5.3%	+2.4%
26/06/05	+4.1%	−0.4%
26/06/08	+5.0%	+0.1%
26/06/09	+5.5%	−0.3%
26/06/10	+5.0%	−1.9%
26/06/11	+7.2%	+0.1%
26/06/12	+6.6%	+0.5%
26/06/15	+5.9%	+2.1%
26/06/16	+5.8%	+1.6%
26/06/17	+4.7%	+0.6%
26/06/18	+3.0%	+1.2%

Korean stocks in these industries

Hyundai Motor Company 005380
LG Energy Solution 373220

Trades in these industries around the announcement

Members' and insiders' trades in the industries' stocks, 30 days before to 30 days after.

Carey A. SmithPresident & CEO
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$599.3K
12,000 sh
$599.3K
Filed 05/11
Traded 05/08
Alexander C. KarpSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$30.5M
224,009 sh
$30.5M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Alexander C. KarpSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$16.7M
122,195 sh
$16.7M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
George L. BallDirector
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$500K
10,000 sh
$500K
Filed 05/14
Traded 05/13
Harry T. McMahonDirector
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$491.4K
10,000 sh
$491.4K
Filed 05/12
Traded 05/11
Alexander C. KarpSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$3.7M
27,595 sh
$3.7M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Mark Keith HoldsworthDirector
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$348.1K
6,754 sh
$348.1K
Filed 05/13
Traded 05/12
Carey A. SmithPresident & CEO
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$25.4K
500 sh
$25.4K
Filed 05/11
Traded 05/08
Stephen Andrew CohenSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$24.5M
180,187 sh
$24.5M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Alexander C. KarpSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$2.3M
17,310 sh
$2.3M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Mark Keith HoldsworthDirector
BuyParsons
Buy
Parsons
PSN
$164.6K
3,246 sh
$164.6K
Filed 05/13
Traded 05/12
Stephen Andrew CohenSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$13.4M
98,291 sh
$13.4M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Shyam SankarSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$12.7M
93,218 sh
$12.7M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Bradley D. TildenDirector
BuyBoeing
Buy
Boeing
BA
$299.3K
1,370 sh
$299.3K
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Alexander C. KarpSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$882.1K
6,635 sh
$882.1K
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Shyam SankarSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$6.9M
50,849 sh
$6.9M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
John BoozmanSenator · Republican · AR
BuyPalantir Technologies
Buy
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$1K–$15K
Joint
$1K–$15K
Reported 06/16
Traded 05/15
Stephen Andrew CohenSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$3M
22,196 sh
$3M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Stephen Andrew CohenSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$1.9M
13,923 sh
$1.9M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20
Shyam SankarSEE REMARKS
SellPalantir Technologies
Sell
Palantir Technologies
PLTR
$1.6M
11,483 sh
$1.6M
Filed 05/22
Traded 05/20