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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 ...

INDIA New England News President Biden Washington– The Biden administration on Monday raised the annual ceiling for new refugees allowed into the US to 62,500, after its decision last month to keep the number at the level set by the previous administration caused backlash. The new number, effective for fiscal year 2021 that ends on September 30, marked an increase from the 15,000 cap set by the Donald Trump administration for the same 12-month period, the Xinhua news agency report...

Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500 after backlash (Ld) ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views   A supporter touches the hand of a young asylum-seeking migrant from behind the fence at border wall separating the United States and Mexico. Photo: Christopher Brown/ZUMA Wire/dpa/IANS. Image Source: IANS News Washington, May 4 : US President Joe Biden has raised the cap for refugee admissions into the country to 62,500, in a U-turn that more than quadruples the limit set by his predecessor Donald T...

Biden administration raises refugee admission ceiling to 62,500 By IANS|   Posted by Mansoor  |   Updated: 4th May 2021 6:45 am IST US President Joe Biden (File Photo) Washington: The Biden administration on Monday raised the annual ceiling for new refugees allowed into the US to 62,500, after its decision last month to keep the number at the level set by the previous administration caused backlash. The new number, effective for fiscal year 2021 that ends on September 30, marked an incre...

The Biden administration on Monday raised the annual ceiling for new refugees allowed into the United States to 62,500, after its decision last month to keep the number at the level set by the previous administration caused backlash.   The new number, effective for fiscal year 2021 that ends on Sept. 30, marked an increase from the 15,000 cap set by the Donald Trump administration for the same 12-month period.   "This erases the historically low number set by the previous administration of 15...

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...