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Trump Plans to Slash Refugee Admissions to New Low

By Kristina Cooke, Reuters, Mimi Dwyer, Reuters
 People participating in the protest march against President Trump's immigration laws in Manhattan in New York City,  Jan. 29, 2017. Photo by Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com
Oct 1, 2020
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The Trump administration said on Wednesday it intends to allow only 15,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2021 fiscal year, setting another record low in the history of the modern refugee program.

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 People participating in the protest march against President Trump's immigration laws in Manhattan in New York City,  Jan. 29, 2017. Photo by Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com