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John, let me be frank — the latest report from my colleagues is devastating. This year, the U.S. is on track to admit the lowest number of refugees ever.
President Biden's delay in issuing his revised refugee policy has prevented tens of thousands of already-cleared refugees from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East from resettling in the U.S., with over 700 refugees' flights from some of the world's toughest crisis zones cancelled as a result. This inhumane delay has impacted refugees like Patrice Maneno, who hasn't seen his daughter in five years and doesn’t know when he will see her next: her flight was cancelled while she was already waiting at the airport.
Without the President's signature, discriminatory and restrictive Trump Administration policies continue to disproportionately block many Muslim, African and Asian refugees from entering the country. As a Black American, I cannot put into words how frustrating it is to see this type of discrimination still occuring in a humanitarian program with the potential to be life-saving for so many.
I'm emailing the White House and my members of Congress today. I hope you'll do the same.
Melinda Frimpong
Digital Advocacy Senior Officer
International Rescue Committee
P.S. After you take action, check out our refugee admissions analysis here. |
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