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September 27, 2019

Trump Administration to Slash U.S. Refugee Admissions Again, to 18,000
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The U.S. State Department said Thursday that President Trump will slash
the number of refugees admitted into the United States from an
already-low 30,000 people to just 18,000 over the next year. The head of
the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, Omar Jadwat, responded in a
statement, "This administration's eagerness to unilaterally abandon our
national commitment to protect people who are seeking safety from
persecution, torture, and genocide is sickening. From the Muslim and
refugee bans, to the asylum bans, to the severe mistreatment and
separation of families seeking asylum, these attacks have been
deliberate, disgraceful, and fundamentally inhumane."


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