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For Immediate Release
Contact: Joanna Taylor ,
202-256-1395 
Oct. 5, 2021

**Biden Must Rebuild Refugee Resettlement Infrastructure**

**Washington, D.C.**- With refugee admissions having hit a record
low in fiscal year 2021, the need for the Biden administration to ramp
up processing and resettlement is clear.

The fiscal year ended Thursday with just a total of 11,445 refugee
admissions, the Associated Press

reports. That number excludes tens of thousands of Afghans who have
been brought to the U.S.under humanitarian parole

following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

The administration plans to set a cap of 125,000 admissions for fiscal
year 2022, a number that would return resettlement to or slightly beyond
historic levels before Trump took office. But to increase actual
admissions, the administration needs to bolster the resettlement
pipeline, including properly resourcing the government agencies and
nonprofit organizations responsible for resettling refugees.

The administration is requesting $1.77 billion for refugee resettlement
in fiscal year 2022
,
a significant increase from 2021's $966.8 million.

"The Biden administration has its work cut out to return the United
States to a position of leadership when it comes to welcoming people
seeking refuge," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.
"Congress and the administration must continue rebuilding a robust
refugee program by ensuring resettlement organizations across the
country have the infrastructure and resources necessary to increase
admissions and restore our legacy as a global standard-bearer of
welcome."

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