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‘They Seem To Be Afraid’: Refugee Advocates Say Biden Must Do More
The slow-moving withdrawal from Afghanistan adds to growing fears the administration won’t prioritize refugees.
Refugee advocates are running out of patience with President Joe Biden’s administration, as their high hopes for progress after four years of hostility from former President Donald Trump curdle into a belief the Biden White…
- Kevin Robillard and Rowaida Abdelaziz
- HuffPost
The ongoing chaos surrounding Kabul Airport has driven home the administration’s missteps and lack of progress on refugee issues.
The United States has accepted just over 6,000 refugees this calendar year, far closer to Trump-era totals than to the more than 80,000 refugees admitted in the final year of President…