If anything, monthly refugee admissions have *slowed* since Biden took office
Trump signed his FY2021 refugee ceiling ("presidential determination") late, on 10/27/20 (FY began 10/1). In Trump's last full month in office, Dec, 598 refugees were admitted
In March, under Biden: 271
That's not b/c no refugees were ready to come here. In March, State Dept booked & canceled flights for 715 refugees who would have qualified under new admissions criteria Biden announced but then never signed. Thousands more considered "travel-ready" by State Dept in early March.
Amount of wagon-circling on the left for Biden on this completely unexplained and harmful delay is disappointing. Unlike w/ border issue or other thorny immigration problems, Biden has almost plenary power here, can fix problem immediately, and has refused to do the right thing
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