The refugee cap, a number set by the president outlining the intended number of refugees allowed to enter in a given year, was set as up to 62,500 after pushback by advocates, but the U.S. is unlikely to meet that number by Sept. 30. But those numbers fell dramatically under former President Donald Trump, who slashed the refugee cap each year in office. In 2018, the U.S no longer led the world in refugee resettlement ― the first time since 1980. “​​While we applaud increasing this year’s refugee admissions goal to 65,200, we are disappointingly on pace to reach only a fraction of that number. Refugee Admissions Program, including expanded hiring for critical roles,” the spokesperson added.

Source: Huffington Post September 22, 2021 19:52 UTC