Biden raises refugee cap to 62,500

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President Joe Biden said his administration would increase the number of refugees admitted this year, completing a reversal undertaken in response to liberal backlash.

“Today, I am revising the United States’ annual refugee admissions cap to 62,500 for this fiscal year,” Biden said in a statement Monday afternoon. “The sad truth is that we will not achieve 62,500 admissions this year.”

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