The White House reversed plans not to raise the refugee cap after being met by strong criticism from Democrats and vowed to roll out the new number next month.
The Biden administration expanded in an emergency determination made earlier Friday which countries it will accept refugees from but kept former President Donald Trump’s 15,000-person cap for fiscal 2021 after President Joe Biden vowed in February that he would admit 65,000 by the end of the fiscal year in September.
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