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Trump administration set to admit far fewer refugees than plan allows for
Source: The Guardian
Trump administration set to admit far fewer refugees than plan allows for
International Rescue Committee says 21,292 refugees will be admitted to the US this year, far below administration’s 45,000 limit
Alan Yuhas in New York
Fri 26 Jan 2018 17.51 GMT
The Trump administration is on pace to resettle fewer than half of its own reduced target for refugees, according to an analysis by the International Rescue Committee, an aid group advocating for displaced people.
Last September, Donald Trump slashed the cap on admitting refugees to the US to 45,000 people, far fewer than the over the last decade, and less than half of Barack Obama’s 110,000 target for 2017.
But according to the IRC, the US will resettle only 21,292 refugees in fiscal year 2018. State Department figures show that 53,716 were resettled in fiscal year 2017.
The figures emerged as Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling business and political leaders he welcomed investment but not directly addressing the immigration policies that have drawn angry rebukes from world leaders.
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International Rescue Committee says 21,292 refugees will be admitted to the US this year, far below administration’s 45,000 limit
Alan Yuhas in New York
Fri 26 Jan 2018 17.51 GMT
The Trump administration is on pace to resettle fewer than half of its own reduced target for refugees, according to an analysis by the International Rescue Committee, an aid group advocating for displaced people.
Last September, Donald Trump slashed the cap on admitting refugees to the US to 45,000 people, far fewer than the over the last decade, and less than half of Barack Obama’s 110,000 target for 2017.
But according to the IRC, the US will resettle only 21,292 refugees in fiscal year 2018. State Department figures show that 53,716 were resettled in fiscal year 2017.
The figures emerged as Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling business and political leaders he welcomed investment but not directly addressing the immigration policies that have drawn angry rebukes from world leaders.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/26/trump-administration-refugees-resettlement
