President Trump is expected to meet with senior State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Pentagon and White House officials to discuss and likely set a refugee cap for next year, CNN has learned
CNN has reported that the Trump administration previously floated the possibility of slashing refugee admissions to zero next year, according to sources familiar with a meeting that occurred over the summer. The zero option received immediate objections from some government officials, according to one source.A defense official tells CNN the Pentagon wants the number to be higher than what others in the administration are seeking.
Last year, the administration set a refugee cap of 30,000, the lowest level since 1980, and a significant shift away from the increasingly high caps placed under former President Barack Obama. Read MoreIn the last few years of Obama's presidency, the refugee ceiling was raised from 85,000 in fiscal year 2016 to 110,000 in fiscal year 2017 amid the Syrian crisis.
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