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U.S. admits 4,000 Syrian refugees

By Gabriella Ciuffetelli
Published June 15, 2016 8:28pm ET
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U.S. admits 4,000 Syrian refugees
The plan to admit 10,000 refugees, which President Obama proposed in September, has been met with contempt from Republican lawmakers who claim accepting these refugees is a threat to national security. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) | Lefteris Pitarakis

The U.S. has admitted about 4,000 Syrian refugees, the State Department said Wednesday. That’s a higher number than was believed, but still well short of the goal of 10,000 refugees by the end of September.

State Department spokesman John Kirby said the number of refugees admitted is “up around 4,000 now.” The most recent number had been 2,500 refugees.

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