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Refugee cap: White House backtracks on refugees decision after criticism and says Biden will announce increased cap by May 15
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White House says Biden will increase refugee cap this year, after Dem fury over original target
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WASHINGTON Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said U.S. President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements. In an emergency determination signed by Biden earlier in the day, he stated the admission of up to 15,000 refugees set by former President Donald Trump this year remains justified by humanitarian concerns and is otherwise in the national interest. But if the cap is 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.
It also represents a retreat for the Biden administration.
The State Department in February issued a report to Congress that proposed raising the number of refugee admissions to 62,500 for the current fiscal year. Biden pledged to over time raise the number of refugees the U.S. accepts to 125,000.
A senior administration official called the Trump refugee policy restrictive and cast the new order as an improvement, saying it is needed to offer protection to vulnerable refugees who could not access the program under the previous one.
The decision comes as the Biden administration grapples with a surge of migrants at the U.S. southern border with Mexico and officials continue to fight the coronavirus pandemic, with cases rising again in the United States.
Opinion: The Biden administration makes a disappointing decision on refugees
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