The 125,000-spot refugee cap for fiscal year 2021, which starts in October, will mark a 733% increase from the historic low 15,000-person ceiling former President Donald Trump set before leaving office.
The U.S. government will aim to resettle up to 125,000 refugees in the next 12 months, cementing President Biden's campaign promise to reverse the historic cuts made to the refugee program during the Trump administration, according to a proposal submitted to Congress on Monday.
The administration said it would also unveil a private sponsorship program during the coming fiscal year that will allow non-governmental groups and individuals in the U.S. to finance the resettlement of refugees. The initiative is likely to mirror a program in Canada that has broad support there.In the past years, refugee resettlement in the U.S. was severely scaled back due to Trump-era restrictions and the coronavirus pandemic, which temporarily suspended admissions.
Because of the Trump-era cuts, the refugee resettlement agencies have closed offices and scaled back services. In its notification to Congress, the Biden administration said it will "pursue a variety of funding initiatives and program strategies" to help resettlement agencies accommodate the arrival of 65,000 refugees during the beginning of fiscal year 2022.
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