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Democrats and liberal organizations lambasted President Joe Biden after the White House said he would not immediately raise the number of refugees admitted this year from the historic low set by the Trump administration.
Leading liberal lawmakers said Biden s decision Friday to keep refugee admissions below 15,000 in 2021 was a victory for the Trump administration, whose policies deterred immigration, even those who do so legally. Just 2,000 refugees have been resettled in the United States this year. The White House clarified later Friday that Biden would lift the cap in May, but not before liberals directed harsh criticism at the White House.
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Responding to reports that President Biden will maintain the 15,000 person refugee cap, the lowest refugee numbers established during the 2020 presidential determination under Donald Trump, Joanne Lin, the National Director of Advocacy and Government Relations said:
“Today, President Biden is turning his back on tens of thousands of refugees around the world who have been approved to come to the United States. Communities across the United States, from local groups to faith-based institutions, are ready to welcome these refugees. As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden pledged to welcome 125,000 refugees during his first year in office. In February, Secretary Blinken notified Congress that the Biden administration planned to admit up to 62,500 refugees this fiscal year. Two months later, that number has been slashed.
President Joe Biden
Progressives and advocacy groups say Biden is violating his pledge to prioritize human rights.
AOC called Biden’s decision to uphold Trump’s refugee cap “completely and utterly unacceptable.”
President Joe Biden promised that his foreign policy would mark a major departure from former President Donald Trump, pledging to put human rights and democracy at the center of his approach to global affairs. But on issues ranging from US relations with Gulf states to refugees, Biden is continuing many of Trump’s most divisive and controversial policies and practices – and both progressives in Congress and advocacy groups are not happy.
Biden is upholding Trump-era policies on issues like refugee admissions and arms sales.
Progressives and advocacy groups say Biden is violating his pledge to prioritize human rights.
AOC called Biden s decision to uphold Trump s refugee cap completely and utterly unacceptable.
President Joe Biden promised that his foreign policy would mark a major departure from former President Donald Trump, pledging to put human rights and democracy at the center of his approach to global affairs. But on issues ranging from US relations with Gulf states to refugees, Biden is continuing many of Trump s most divisive and controversial policies and practices and both progressives in Congress and advocacy groups are not happy.