Others inside the administration, including in the Defence Department and, initially, the State Department, had supported maintaining the 45,000-refugee ceiling, these people said. He kept his final recommendation for a deep cut under wraps until Monday afternoon, when he announced it from the Treaty Room of the State Department. “In justifying its policy intention, the administration has pitted those seeking asylum against refugees,” she said. That slashed the program from the 110,000 cap that President Barack Obama had put in place before he left office. The man entered the United States in 2014, years before the Trump administration tightened vetting procedures.

Source: bd News24 September 18, 2018 10:07 UTC