U.S. Refugee Program 'In Danger' Amid Steep Drop In Refugee Arrivals, Advocates Warn
Just 49 Syrian refugees have been admitted in fiscal year 2018, compared with more than 12,000 in 2016. "The refugee program is in danger," says the head of a resettlement organization in Connecticut.
A snapshot of the Trump administration's unraveling of the U.S. refugee resettlement program can be found in these numbers:
- The U.S. has admitted 49 Syrian refugees so far in fiscal year 2018. More than 12,000 Syrian refugees were admitted in fiscal 2016, the final year of the Obama administration. In fiscal 2017, which includes the first year of the Trump administration, the number of Syrian arrivals was 6,557.
- Muslim refugeehave dropped by compared to the 2017 fiscal year, according to a recent report by the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group
