Trump administration to cut refugee admissions to 30K for 2019

By Morgan Chalfant - 09/17/18 05:27 PM EDT

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that Trump administration will cap the number of refugees that can be resettled in the United States at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019.

The new figure represents another dramatic reduction in the count of refugees that the U.S. plans to admit. Trump slashed the cap to a historic low of 45,000 in September (2017).

In remarks at the State Department, Pompeo announced that the U.S. expects to process up to 30,000 refugees and 280,000 asylum seekers in fiscal year 2019.

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