John,  

715. 

That's how many refugees have seen flights cancelled 
due to the
Biden administration's delay in keeping President Biden's promise
to raise the refugee ceiling.  

During the presidential campaign and his first weeks in office, the
President assured the public he would take swift action to rebuild our
refugee resettlement program, which had been systemically dismantled
by the previous administration. On February 6, he promised to
increase the ceiling from 15,000 to 62,500 - however, on April 16, he
signed a memorandum 
that
maintains the refugee ceiling at the historically low level of 15,000,
though it leaves open the possibility of increasing the ceiling later in
the year.   

As of April 12, the Biden administration was on track to let in just
4,100 refugees for this entire year - a number far lower than even
the worst years of the previous administration. 

Urge President Biden to keep his promise and raise the refugee ceiling
before his 100th day in office.    

The administration rightfully faced a huge backlash
 in
response to the memorandum from immigration and refugee advocates across
the political spectrum - and this puzzling decision has not only
humanitarian consequences, but foreign policy and national security
implications as well. 

President Biden must raise the refugee ceiling - take action and
urge him to keep his promise now.   

Refugees often wait for years in dangerous conditions for authorization
to travel to the United States, and the longer we wait to address our
backlog of vetted and approved refugees - let alone the number
of displaced persons
 around the world - the
greater the long-term risk to our national security. As Elizabeth
Neumann, Council on National Security and Immigration
leader and former DHS Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and
Threat Prevention noted
,
"I fear that [refugees] left to languish in the queue for long periods
of time could become vulnerable to bad actors exploiting their
resentment and hopelessness - creating potential radicalization paths
for the next generation of extremism and terrorist recruits."  

Thursday, April 29th marks President Biden's 100th day in office -
a milestone that sets the tone for the rest of his
presidency. President Biden can and must show he will continue to keep
his word and honor his commitment to restore the United States as a
place of welcome for refugees from around the world.
  

The President and his administration must swiftly meet their
promises and raise the refugee ceiling. Doing so will improve tens of
thousands of lives and safeguard our national security interests. Join
us in calling on the Biden administration to keep their promise and
raise the refugee ceiling.   

Stay healthy and safe,  

Danilo Zak  
Senior Policy & Advocacy Associate 
National Immigration Forum 

 

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