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Mohamad Khawanda s family wasn t among them.
Originally from Syria, the 29-year-old North Side resident came alone to the United States from Egypt in 2019, assured his family soon would be able to follow.
First, the Trump administration s travel bans on Muslim-majority countries, including Syria, kept them out.
Then it was delay after delay as his family s medical clearances good for only six months expired before they got a flight. One time, their flight was canceled when they were all ready to go, and Khawanda still doesn t know why.
Now, he doesn t know whether to have renewed hope or not.
Despite President Joe Biden s campaign promises to welcome more refugees like Khawanda s parents and sisters, the president announced on Friday that he wouldn t raise the annual cap for refugees from Trump s historic low of 15,000.
Clock ticking on Freeman Colesium migrant facility, but over 1,900 still housed at Expo Hall
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As of Tuesday, officials reported 1,934 young boys, ages 13-17, were housed at the facility.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials reported that 13 of the boys had been reunited with family members or sponsors in the U.S.
“We’re working as hard as possible to unify as many youth as possible in the next month,” said Kathy Crosby, a spokeswoman for HHS.
Crosby said that any of the boys who have not been placed with a sponsor by then will be moved to another emergency intake center while the reunification process continues.
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April 21 (UPI) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom called on President Joe Biden to drastically increase the number of refugees accepted from aboard this year as the administration comes under criticism over its handling of the admissions program.
In a statement Tuesday, the independent bipartisan U.S. federal commission said the current ceiling for the fiscal year that runs until Oct. 1 is at a historic-low 15,000, urging the Biden administration to increase the number.
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