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THE ISSUE: âThe Biden administration initially announced it would raise the refugee cap to 62,500 for this year, news that set refugee resettlement agencies like Church World Service to work preparing to assist more families,â LNP | LancasterOnlineâs Gillian McGoldrick reported last week. But then came an unwelcome development. The White House announced earlier this month that the refugee cap would remain at 15,000 â the same historic low set by the Trump administration. That decision drew fierce protest and pushback from refugee agencies, human rights advocates and some Democrats, prompting the Biden administration to backtrack again and set a May 15 deadline for announcing a new 2021 cap. ....