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After blowback, Biden again says he wants refugee cap to be 62.5K this fiscal year

Tuesday, May 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed a memo to raise the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year to 62,500. His administration had first said in February it wanted the cap at that number, but in mid April, Biden backtracked... Read More.

Blinken defends Biden’s refugee cap, Afghanistan withdrawal in exclusive interview

Sunday, April 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration amid a barrage of criticism from Democratic lawmakers and refugee advocates for maintaining a Trump-era limit on refugee admissions for now. While President Joe Biden pledged to... Read More.

US refugee agency for children at risk of maxing out capacity

Friday, February 26 by ABC News

By QUINN OWEN and JORDYN PHELPS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The federal agency tasked with connecting unaccompanied children to relatives or sponsors in the U.S., is on the verge of maxing out its capacity to hold children before they are resettled,... Read More.

Trump ‘decimated’ refugee program hampering Biden’s historic goal: Advocates

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN and BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden announced two weeks ago that he was dramatically shifting the United States' approach to refugees, it was celebrated in some corners as a swift end to former President Donald... Read More.

Jameela Jamil sells her designer clothing to benefit refugee charity

Tuesday, February 9 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The Good Place alum Jameela Jamil is parting ways with her designer clothing to help support a charity that helps refugees. The 34-year-old British actress listed her luxury brand clothing with Vestiaire Collective, a site that sells pre-owned designer clothing, and... Read More.

Trump to cut refugee admissions to new record low while those accepted left in limbo

Thursday, October 1 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugees the U.S. will admit in Fiscal Year 2021 to a historic low number -- 15,000.That's 3,000 fewer refugees than the ceiling the administration... Read More.

Largest refugee camp in Greece gutted by fire

Wednesday, September 9 by ABC News

By CHRISTINE THEODOROU, ENGIN BAS and IBTISSEM GUENFOUD, ABC News(ISTANBUL, Turkey) -- Massive fires have engulfed the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos, where an estimated 12,000 migrants and refugees live, officials said.Thousands of migrants... Read More.