Congress Still Has a Say on Low US Refugee Cap

The Trump administration announced this week that it intends to limit the number of refugee arrivals in the coming year to a record-low figure, but refugee advocates and lawmakers say Congress still has time to change the president's mind. At a press briefing on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the executive branch was proposing a ceiling of "up to 30,000 refugees" in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, which, if finalized, would be the lowest cap on refugee...

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