U.S. Refugee Admissions Plummet | Lawrence News

The U.S. is on track to admit the fewest refugees ever, with just over 10,000 resettled in the first ten months of this fiscal year — a sharp drop from past decades when numbers regularly topped 50,000 annually. The administration has capped next year’s intake at just 17,500, the lowest in 25 years, reversing a long-standing tradition of humanitarian leadership. A recent executive order even prioritized Afrikaners — white South Africans with ties to apartheid — marking a dramatic and controversial shift from recent patterns that focused on war-torn nations like the DRC. Data from Pew confirms this steep decline, signaling a major turning point in American refugee policy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0bd733d14d5f63da