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Its being extended beyond july 31st? >> that is a decision within the centers of disease control. it is not an immigration policy. it is not an authority that we in the department of homeland security have. >> thanks for clearing that up. i want to ask you about cuba, because you came and fled from cuba as a boy. how do you feel about human rights groups, refugee groups, criticizing you, cuban-americans criticizing you for your messaging to cuba and haiti, dont come here, dont try to get here il...

White House to cap refugee admissions at historically low levels set by Trump

Cease-fire to take more territory. amid the ongoing fighting, that growing humanitarian crisis there as the death toll climbs and thousands attempt to flee the violence. nbc news correspondent is on the ground in iraq, matt bradley. the u.n. says many refugees are heading now, calling it a growing humanitarian crisis. matt? >> reporter: yes, kendis. theres some 150,000 to 300,000 displaced people in syria depending who you ask. theres probably something nearly 2,500s them who made it here to nor...

And then likely release them out into the -- to refugee groups, groups that help them locally so they can continue to with their asylum process or any other claims that they have. much like every family deals with as they come across right now. all that aside, the judge today in california is going to hear another hearing to sort of get an update on the process of not only the under 5s, but to set a roadmap for those five and over. youve got 100th day, about several thousand families want this t...

And left havent listened to them for years. i get why people are resentful. whatat im concerned about and what worries me is that we have a new group of politicians in far right populist parties that are exploiting those fears and grievances and resentments to take our societies back 100 years in a very dangerous direction. when i say white nationalism is a greater threat than jihadists, i am acknowledging terrorism is a great threat. look at the u.k., france, us after 9/11. insiders, nativist p...

Refugees -- it dropped to a historic low of six he 7,000 refugees. president obama increased the limit to 110,000 refugees and 2017 and now president trump is expected to drop the cap to 45,000 refugees for the 2018 fiscal year beginning next month. refugee groups blasting saying it breaks from americas tradition of helping immigrants in need. marie, im going to you first since he worked in the state department. very familiar with refugee issues. the uss historically limited refugees based on na...

The twesupreme court said. aunts and uncles, grandparents, not covered pap questi edcovere. a question the way they rolled it out. blocked by courts. now a chance to implement this and well see, do we expect protests? expect debate? >> i think you can expect protests. because there are aclu and other groups that are going to make political hay of this. whether theres going to be the mass confusion at the airports we saw when this first went through, that -- were not hearing thats going to be an ...

Refugees. what that means is that the supreme court said refugees could come to the u.s. if they had a relationship with someone here or with an entity here. the question is, does entity include the kind of organizations that sponsor refugees, churches, refugee groups? if someone is sponsored by a u.s. group like that, to be a refugee in the u.s., does that count as a relationship with an entity? and were waiting to hear the answer to that question. i think that question will be answered here in...

Foreign minister who just in the last hour said we have an obligation to help these people as leaders of nations. what do you say to that? >> there are a lot of stories out there, anybody who denies that doesnt have a heart or eyes. but theres been a huge backlash in threats against the refugees coming in there. and how could they not? after the terrible violence that theyve seen and the attacks in paris and other places, where a priests throat was slits. the truck in nice. how could they not ha...

>> keir, my question for you, this is a place this hotel in particular, sort of a safe haven, a place where clearly western diplomats and leaders of refugee groups were coming to have this meeting. a big target on its side. is there a sense you have -- heres a country that is no stranger to this kind of violence. whats the feeling on street there today? >> i think the sense of shock and, youre right, they also have had these jihad its attacks on a regular basis. perhaps not in the capital so oft...