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Biden, After Advocates Speak Out, Will Lift Refugee Cap to 62,500

By Steve Holland, Reuters, Mica Rosenberg, Reuters
Migrants from Haiti wash clothes at the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas, U.S., March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
May 3, 2021
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"It is important to take this action today to remove any lingering doubt in the minds of refugees around the world who have suffered so much, and who are anxiously waiting for their new lives to begin," Biden said.

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Migrants from Haiti wash clothes at the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Del Rio, Texas, U.S., March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif