Trump has cut the number of refugees allowed to enter the U.S. to an all-time low
: The number of refugees accepted into the U.S. over the next year will be slashed to a record low of just 18,000 in a move that has been slammed by human rights groups.
Some 4,000 places in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program will be prioritised for Iraqis, 5,000 places for religious groups facing persecution, and 1,500 for those being resettled from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. The move is part of a yearlyThe 18,000 target, which comes into effect in the next fiscal year, is drastically lower than the previous all-time low of 27,000 refugees admitted after the 9/11 attack.
The measure was intended to alleviate “burdens” on authorities at the southern border, according to the State Department, which also said it aims to clear a “backlog” of claims by people from Central America. An accompanying executive order was signed by President Donald Trump, meaning only states consenting to accepting refugees will beThe ACLU’s Omar Jadwat called the move “sickening,” while former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power called the measure an “abomination.
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