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Democrats urge Biden to accept more refugees after failing to reach resettlement cap of 125,000
The United States is on track to fall well short of President Joe Biden's goal of accepting as many…
Charles R. Davis
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The Catholic Church is urging President Biden to accept a lot more refugees
Bishop Mario Dorsonville said the number of refugees being admitted "is far short of what we can do…
Charles Davis
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Following uproar, White House says it will raise this year's cap on refugee admissions - but not yet
The Biden administration says it is "unlikely" to accept as many as 62,500 refugees this fiscal yea…
Charles Davis
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Biden is raising the 2021 refugee cap to 62,500, but says 'the sad truth' is he will likely not achieve it
President Biden is preparing to raise this year's refugee cap from the historic low set by his pred…
Charles Davis
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How a refugee from Vietnam ignited the sriracha phenomenon in America
After the Vietnam War, David Tran fled persecution and found refuge in the US. He started Huy Fong,…
Yoonji Han
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Binance is launching a crypto payments card for Ukrainians fleeing their country during Russia's invasion
The Binance Refugee Crypto Card will serve users of the exchange from Ukraine who are escaping Russ…
Carla Mozée
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Biden administration says the US will take up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees as humanitarian crisis worsens amid Russian invasion
Biden also announced the US would provide more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance for peopl…
Jake Epstein,Michelle Mark
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A new low: In Biden's first year, the US is on track to resettle even fewer refugees than under Trump
Fewer than 10,000 refugees will be resettled by October, the lowest since at least 1975 and far bel…
Charles Davis
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The US resettled more than 1,500 refugees in June, the most since Joe Biden became president
The total was the second-highest number since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the most since S…
Charles Davis
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Biden said the US was committed to accepting more refugees. So where are they?
Officials at US refugee agencies told Insider rebuilding the resettlement program will not be easy,…
Charles Davis
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Biden says some Afghans didn't want to be evacuated, but 18,000 who are stuck applied for special visas that haven't been processed
Experts estimate 18,000 Afghans and 53,000 of their family members have applied and are waiting for…
Eliza Relman
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Despite Taliban threat, the US has accepted fewer than 500 Afghan refugees this year
Afghan workers who helped the US government were accepted in slightly greater numbers under a diffe…
Charles Davis
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After 20 years of destruction, the US has a moral obligation to let in 1 million Afghan refugees
The US war in Afghanistan has displaced nearly 6 million people, and more are fleeing each day. The…
David Vine
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Refugee resettlements tripled in May for the highest total in 2021 as Biden rebuilds admissions program
The US resettled more than 900 refugees in May compared to just 272 the month before and the highes…
Charles Davis
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The Biden administration resettled fewer than 300 refugees in April, pacing for an historic low this year
The US is on track to resettle the fewest number of refugees on record, despite President Biden rec…
Charles Davis
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Biden should airlift vulnerable people out of Afghanistan before US forces withdrawal, refugee group urges
Before leaving, the Biden administration is being urged to develop a plan to help protect Afghans w…
Charles Davis
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Biden promised a foreign policy centered on human rights, but is continuing Trump-era policies and practices
Biden is facing growing criticism from progressives and advocacy groups for upholding Trump era pol…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden is on course to allow fewer refugees into the US than Trump, according to a report
Only 2,050 refugees have been admitted to the United States through the 2021 fiscal year - a histor…
Thomas Colson
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Poland will likely absorb most Ukrainian refugees if the crisis builds. But whether the sympathy will remain is a different question.
"The EU has spoken very positively about refugees," Professor Serena Parekh told Insider. "I'm curi…
Azmi Haroun
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Biden calls for accepting as many as 125,000 refugees per year - more than 8 times the number accepted under Trump
Under President Donald Trump, refugee admissions had been capped at a historic low of just 15,000.