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John,
I know you, a compassionate IRC supporter, care about refugees. That's why I want to share with you this news — and more importantly, IRC's firm response:
(October 28, 2020) Breaking news: The Trump administration just set a new all-time low number for refugee admissions.
President Trump set the refugee admissions goal at just 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, a new all-time low number for the third year in a row — and a further abdication of American global leadership in the face of growing need in crisis zones across the world.
The level of 15,000 will be limited to refugees from specific categories of admissions, potentially leaving out more than 1.4 million of the world's most vulnerable refugees still in need of resettlement.
The administration also included a restriction on individuals from Somalia, Syria, or Yemen, requiring that individuals from these three countries "shall not be admitted as refugees" unless they meet specific humanitarian carve-outs. This is yet another tragic continuation of the administration's pattern of reducing access to the U.S. refugee admissions program for Muslim refugees.
The Trump administration continues to gamble with people's lives, and its arbitrary bar on refugee admission will only serve to keep refugees in danger.
The U.S. has long set the bar for refugee resettlement, a goal averaged at 95,000 refugees per year across both Republican and Democratic administrations and in line with historic norms, commitments, and American ideals.
The IRC urges the administration to urgently meet this long-standing and essential commitment — and for Congress to hold the administration accountable for meeting it — lest any more innocent lives are put at risk.
John: You can take action in response to this breaking news.
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