Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000 for fiscal year 2022
Source: USA Today
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden Friday officially raised the refugee admissions cap to 125,000 for this fiscal year.
The Biden administration admitted a record low number of refugees for fiscal year 2021, with only 11,411 refugees admitted despite setting the cap at 62,500. That was the lowest number of refugees admitted into the United States in 40 years.
Fiscal year 2022 began on Oct. 1.
Former President Donald Trump when he was in office slashed the number of refugees who could be admitted into the United States. Trump set the admissions cap at 15,000 for fiscal year 2021, which ended in Sept. 30.
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