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WASHINGTON – Both sides agree on one thing about President Joe Biden’s decision to raise this year’s cap on refugee admissions from a historic low of 15,000 to as many

WASHINGTON – Both sides agree on one thing about President Joe Biden’s decision to raise this year’s cap on refugee admissions from a historic low...

Burlington received no refugees from 2016 to 2019. During that same period, North Carolina received 33,302 refugees. Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Highpoint top the list of cities and towns with the most refugees resettled. Majority of those resettled in North Carolina during that period are from Asia with Myanmar topping the list at 9,521. About 4000 Vietnamese have settled since then followed by Bhutan 3,563. Of the 41 who were resettled in Burlington 29 are from Iran, six are from Iraq ...

Arizona PBS May 31, 2021 A family in a Lebanese refugee camp in a 2013 file photo. After years of cuts under the Trump administration, President Joe Biden said this month that he wants to raise the cap on refugee admissions, but few – including Biden – expect to come near the limit this year. (Photo by Dragan Tatic, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Creative Commons) WASHINGTON – Both sides agree on one thing about President Joe Biden’s decision to raise this year’s cap on refugee ...

President Joe Biden lifts limits, but not to promised levels WASHINGTON, D.C.(KYMA, KECY) - Democrats who represent the Desert Southwest are praising President Joe Biden for raising the refugee cap to 62,500. Thats more than four times the number allowed into the United States under the Trump administration. President Biden made the announcement Monday, saying the previous 15,000 cap  "did not reflect Americas values as a nation." Although, the president did admit his administration likely won...

Joe Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback CNN 2 hrs ago By Priscilla Alvarez and Maegan Vazquez, CNN © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. On the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden spoke about his plan to revive Americas economy and health as it continues to recover from a devastating pandemic. He deliv...

Biden Refugee Cap 2021: Where The Migrants Are Going To Come From KEY POINTS He says earlier cap "did not reflect Americas values as a nation" The Biden administration has tagged around 12,500 spots as “unallocated” President Joe Biden on Monday raised the cap on refugees allowed into the U.S. this year to 62,500, much above the 15,000 limit set by the Donald Trump administration. However, the number is still below what Biden promised in February. Under the new allocations, the U.S. would ...

Biden reverses course, raises U.S. refugee cap to 62.5K for 2021 By (0) In a reversal Monday, President Joe Biden announced his administration will raise the refugee admissions cap to 62,500 for the fiscal year 2021 and 125,000 in 2022. Pool photo by Melina Mara/UPI | License Photo U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive to the White House Ellipse on Marine One after a visit to Virginia. Photo by Erin Scott/UPI | License Photo Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, previous...

Updated May 3, 2021 at 5:22 PM ET President Biden announced on Monday that his administration is raising the cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 for this fiscal year, far above the 15,000 limit set by the Trump administration, but below an earlier campaign promise. "It is important to take this action today to remove any lingering doubt in the minds of refugees around the world who have suffered so much, and who are anxiously waiting for their new lives to begin," the president said in a statem...

Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500 after blowback The Biden administration will raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 people this fiscal year, the White House confirmed, after receiving swift criticism last month when President Joe Biden kept the lower Trump-era cap in place. “I am revising the United States’ annual refugee admissions cap to 62,500 for this fiscal year,” Biden said in a lengthy statement Monday. “This erases the historically low number set by the previous administration o...