ma , ▁Som alia , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Sud an ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bur und i , ▁E rit rea , ▁Dj ib out i ▁and ▁Bh ut an ▁Colomb ian ▁refuge es ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Sy rian ▁refuge es ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁incoming ▁National ▁government ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁refuge es ▁in ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region ▁which ▁substantial ly ▁decre ased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁refuge es ▁coming ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁now ▁restrict s ▁qu ota ▁refuge es ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁African ▁unless ▁( a ) ▁they ▁already ▁have ▁family ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁( b ) ▁they ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁emer gency ▁qu ota ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁int ake ▁or ▁( c ) ▁refuge es ▁from ▁this ▁region ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁UN H CR ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa . ▁These ▁restrictions ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁prominent ▁advoc ates ▁comparing ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁policies ▁to ▁the ▁" Mus lim ▁Ban " ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Mos que ▁attacks ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁attention ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ' s ▁continued ▁restrictions ▁on ▁African ▁and ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁refuge es