Trump drops 2021 refugee cap to record low 15,000

Published October 1, 2020 3:21pm ET



The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the federal government is reducing the cap on asylum-seekers accepted into the country to 15,000, the lowest cap on record.

Late Wednesday night, the State Department, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services “submitted the President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021,” according to a State Department press release.

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