Trump Admin Cutting Obama-Era Refugee Admissions by 77 Percent

Trump Admin Cutting Obama-Era Refugee Admissions by 77 Percent
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive on the South Lawn of the White House aboard Marine One on March 19, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Ivan Pentchoukov
Updated:

The administration of President Donald Trump is on pace to cut refugee admissions by more than three quarters this year, according to experts monitoring the latest numbers.

Trump slashed the maximum number of refugees allowed to enter the United States by 60 percent to 45,000 in 2018. With the current rate of admissions, experts estimate that 25,000 refugees will enter the country this year, a 77 percent decrease from the Obama-era high of 110,000.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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