Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500

Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on May 3, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Reuters
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said on Monday he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after initially keeping the refugee cap at a historically low level.

A Democrat, Biden formally reversed himself just two weeks after his administration announced it would keep the cap at the 15,000 level set by former President Donald Trump.