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White House says refugee cap will be increased in May after pushback from allies, aid groups
By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and Julie Watson
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WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden is expected to increase the refugee cap for the remainder of this fiscal year by May 15.
Biden earlier Friday moved to accelerate refugee admissions but kept his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year, triggering a backlash from Democratic lawmakers and resettlement agencies.
Biden stated in his emergency determination that the admission of up to 15,000 refugees this year remains justified by humanitarian concerns and is otherwise in the national interest. But should the cap be reached before the end of the current budget year and the emergency refugee situation persists, then a presidential determination may be issued to raise the ceiling.
Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House says President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor’s historically low.
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