Democrats and liberal organizations lambasted President Joe Biden after the White House said he would not immediately raise the number of refugees admitted this year from the historic low set by the Trump administration.

Leading liberal lawmakers said Biden’s decision Friday to keep refugee admissions below 15,000 in 2021 was a victory for the Trump administration, whose policies deterred immigration, even those who do so legally. Just 2,000 refugees have been resettled in the United States this year. The White House clarified later Friday that Biden would lift the cap in May, but not before liberals directed harsh criticism at the White House.