Biden Admin to Double Annual Refugee Cap to 125,000

Biden Admin to Double Annual Refugee Cap to 125,000
Afghan refugees line up for food in a dining hall at Fort Bliss' Doña Ana Village, New Mexico on Sept. 10, 2021. David Goldman/AP Photo
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The Biden administration said on Monday it will double the refugee admissions cap to 125,000 in fiscal year 2022 from the current cap of 62,500.

Fiscal Year 2022 begins on Oct. 1. The State Department announced that it has sent a report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that recommends the refugee cap increase “to address needs generated by humanitarian crises around the globe.”

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