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Administration Pledges Biden Will Raise Refugee Cap, But Far From Earlier Promises


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U.S. officials said Sunday that President Joe Biden is committed to raising the cap on refugee admissions this year, currently set at 15,000, but indicated it was unlikely he will go as high as the administration's initial goal of four times that much.
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