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White House backtracks on refugees decision after criticism and says Biden will announce increased cap by May 15 The White House said Friday President Joe Biden will set a new, increased refugee cap next month after facing a barrage of criticism when officials confirmed to CNN and other outlets that it would remain at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump. Only hours earlier, the administration announced Biden would sign an emergency determination that keeps this fisca...

Biden resists raising refugee cap over political optics, sources say April 15, 2021 7:45 AM CNN US President Joe Biden speaks to staff of the US State Department during his first visit in Washington, DC, February 4, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (CNN) — President Joe Biden has resisted signing off on raising the Trump-era refugee cap because of political optics, sources have told CNN. The President’s hesitation comes as t...

Position Title : Senior Project Assistant, Case Management Duty Station : San Salvador, El Salvador Classification : General Service Staff, Grade G6 Type of Appointment : One Year Fixed Term Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible Closing Date : 21 April, 2021 Reference Code : VN2021/010 SV Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental pa...

Position Title : Project Associate, Case Management Duty Station : San Salvador, El Salvador Classification : General Service Staff, Grade G7 Type of Appointment : One Year Fixed Term Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible Closing Date : 21 April, 2021 Reference Code : VN2021/011 SV Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners....

Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift refugee cap after months-long delay In his first days in office, President Joe Biden proposed expanding the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States after years of historic lows, but more than two months later that increase remains unsigned despite Biden’s pledge, perplexing even officials within his own administration and frustrating allies on Capitol Hill. “It’s a mystery as to why it hasn’t been signed,” an admini...

Editorial: Rebuilding the refugee resettlement system after Trump poses a challenge for Biden The Times Editorial Board © Provided by The LA Times President Biden, shown signing executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, laid out his foreign policy views Thursday at the State Department. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Until immigration hard-liners began running amok in the White House four years ago. the United States stood as the global leader in accepting refugees f...

Until immigration hard-liners began running amok in the White House four years ago, the United States stood as the global leader in accepting refugees for permanent resettlement — more than 3.4 million people since the end of the Vietnam War. Among President Biden’s many challenges, as he acknowledged in a speech at the State Department on Thursday, will be to not only regain that status but also to resurrect the collapsed system of nonprofit agencies that do the actual work of resettling t...

For Manga Erasto Mfaume, leaving home was the beginning of a long journey ahead. Mfaume and his family fled the Democratic Republic of Congo more than two decades ago in search of freedom and a safe place to call home. After spending 20 years in a refugee camp in Tanzania, where even basic necessities like food and medicine were limited, they were finally on their way to the United States. On April 20, 2018, a date he remembers vividly, Mfaume resettled in Tucson with his wife and their five ch...

Yolo assemblywoman’s bill would reaffirm protections for refugees By Gerardo Zavala and Estefany Nunez Special to The Daily Democrat A new California bill pushes back against a 2019 executive order by President Donald Trump that limits refugee resettlement. The bill, co-authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, whose district includes Woodland, will prevent California cities from withholding consent to continue allowing refugees no matter their sex, age, sexual orientation or ethnicity...

Preview when lindsey graham says anybody in triangle countries have to go to refugee processing center. instead of holding 20 days got to make it 100 days and only a small amount will get asylum. 500 judges to the border that will stop these caravans not the presidents plan which is two years away and has almost no democratic support. ainsley: now they are asking for tsa agents at airports not the ones to do the screenings. brian: do you believe that? ainsley: go down there voluntarily and help ...