Biden Reverses Course Again After Backlash and Will Increase Refugee Limit
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April 17, 2021, 12:35 p.m. ETApril 17, 2021, 12:35 p.m. ET
President Biden said earlier on Friday that he would keep the 15,000 limit set by the Trump administration, but said later that he would increase it. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan met with Mr. Biden and top aides.
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Refugees displaced by a government offensive at a tent camp in February in Afrin, Syria.Credit.Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
After a backlash from Democrats and human rights activists, the White House abruptly reversed course on Friday on the number of refugees it will allow into the United States, a reflection of President Biden’s continuing struggle with immigration policy.
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