Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler called out the Biden administration Friday for attempting to "spin" its stunning reversal on the refugee cap as mere media "confusion." The White House on Friday said that President Biden is expected to increase the refugee cap for this fiscal year, just hours after he signed an order that kept it at Trump-era levels and infuriated congressional Democrats. "The President’s directive today has been the subject of some confusion," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a late afternoon statement. In response to the latest developments, the Associated Press ran the headline, "After blowback from allies, White House says President Biden will move to lift Trump-era refugee caps next month." Biden had promised to increase the cap to 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins in October.

Source: Fox News April 17, 2021 00:56 UTC