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Since 1975, the United States has assisted in the resettlement of more than 3 million refugees. [2] Annual admissions of refugees to the United States since the 1980 Refugee Act was enacted have ranged from 27,100 to as many as 207,116. [1] In Fiscal Year 2019, Refugee and Resettlement Assistance comprised a discretionary budget of $1.905 billion.
For 2019, the administration cut the number of admissions even more to 30,000. For FY 2020, the administration further cut the number of refugee admissions to 18,000. However, the cap represents the maximum number of refugees that may be resettled in a year and the Trump administration only resettled 11,814 people in FY 2020.
The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied ...
The United States was originally set to take in 110,000 refugees, as directed by then-President Barack Obama in 2016. US refugee admissions surpass Trump's 50,000-person cap Skip to main content
A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year in the United States. During the first ...
Biden first aimed for 125,000 refugee admissions in fiscal year 2022, an ambitious target that has remained elusive even after years of stepping up refugee processing.
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the United States Department of State. It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs.
Under former President Joe Biden, the cap on refugee admissions to the United States was set at 125,000 people a year. This story has been updated with additional reporting. For more CNN news and ...