Trump lowering the number of refugees permitted into U.S. to 18,000

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By Stef W. Kight at Axios


https://www.axios.com/refugees-cap-trump-immigration-3de7a5a9-9240-4afb-b4aa-c767766379e2.html


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The Trump administration is proposing to cut the number of refugees permitted to resettle in the U.S. next year to just 18,000 — down from a record-low of 30,000 last year, according to a State Department press release on Thursday.

Why it matters: The administration also plans to prioritize refugees who have been persecuted for religious beliefs, Iraqis who have helped the U.S. overseas, and legitimate refugees from Northern Triangle countries, per the release. This would be the fourth time the Trump administration lowered the refugee cap, and it had reportedly discussedlowering it to zero. There are more displaced people in the world today than at any point since World War II, according to the United Nations.

In addition, Trump issued an Executive Order on Thursday evening instructing the federal government to resettle refugees only in jurisdictions where state and local governments have consented to receive those refugees, with "limited exceptions."

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said in a statement that the new refugee cap will allow DHS "to focus on addressing the ongoing crisis at the southern border, reducing a staggering asylum backlog that unfairly delays relief for those with meritorious claims..."

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[BlueMTexpat]

1. The loathing I have for

45 and his entire Administration is something that I never thought that I would feel.

[customerserviceguy]

2. A pointed reminder

that he still has a lot of power while he is still in office. And a two-thirds majority in the Senate is difficult to achieve.