Barack Obama plans to increase number of refugees admitted to US
US secretary of state John Kerry presents the new target of 110,000 in the 2017 fiscal year starting 1 October, up from 85,000 in 2016
Milwaukee: The Barack Obama administration plans to increase the number of refugees admitted to the US by 30% in fiscal year 2017, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited an annual refugee report submitted to Congress.
Secretary of state John Kerry presented the new target of 110,000 in the 2017 fiscal year starting 1 October, up from 85,000 in 2016, during a closed session to members of the House and Senate judiciary committees on Tuesday, according to the newspaper.
Kerry has said repeatedly over the past year that the US will admit at least 100,000 refugees in fiscal year 2017 and try to admit more if it were able. Reuters
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