{"id":796005,"date":"2021-09-20T19:43:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T23:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=796005"},"modified":"2021-09-20T19:43:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T23:43:32","slug":"biden-admin-doubles-refugee-admissions-goal-to-125000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-doubles-refugee-admissions-goal-to-125000\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Doubles Refugee Admissions Goal To 125,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-doubles-refugee-admissions-goal-to-125000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=796005&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The State Department is suggesting doubling the number of refugees that will be admitted into the United States, with a refugee admissions target of 125,000 for the fiscal year of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 goal for refugee admissions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizLanders\/status\/1440044286519566348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was<\/a> 62,500. The State Department released the news in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/transmission-of-the-presidents-report-to-congress-on-the-proposed-presidential-determination-on-refugee-admissions-for-fiscal-year-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>, saying they are reaffirming their \u201ccommitment to refugee resettlement in line with our long tradition of providing a safe haven and opportunity to individuals fleeing persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Report to Congress recommends an increase in the refugee admissions target from 62,500 in Fiscal Year 2021 to 125,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 to address needs generated by humanitarian crises around the globe,\u201d the release states. \u201cA robust refugee admissions program is critical to U.S. foreign policy interests and national security objectives, and is a reflection of core American values. The United States has long been a global leader in refugee resettlement.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7286291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7286291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>President Joe Biden speaks during an event to honor the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Around 31,000 migrants from Afghanistan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/articles\/2021-09-14\/afghan-refugee-resettlement-by-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have arrived<\/a> in the U.S. for processing, according to Fox News. There are over 50,000 more migrants that are expected to be admitted into the U.S. within the next month. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/13\/exclusive-state-department-silent-darrell-issaevacuation-americans-afghanistan-emails-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: State Department Silent For A Week As Congressional Office Asked For Help Evacuating Americans From Afghanistan, Emails Show)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of State, together with the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS), transmitted the President\u2019s Report to Congress on the proposed Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2022 to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate,\u201d the press release states. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/27\/house-republicans-ralph-norman-andy-harris-articles-impeachment-secretary-state-antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: House Republicans Introduce Articles Of Impeachment For Secretary Of State Antony Blinken)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext, together with DHS and HHS, the Secretary will consult with Congress about the President\u2019s proposed Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2022. The Secretary looks forward to a meaningful exchange with Members of Congress,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department is suggesting doubling the number of refugees that will be admitted into the United States, with a refugee admissions target of 125,000 for the fiscal year of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-796005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}