US to raise cap on annual refugee admissions

President Joe Biden, on Feb. 4, announced his intention to massively increase the cap on annual refugee admissions to the US, which fell to a historical low under Donald Trump, Report informs referring to Daily Mail.

In line with a campaign promise, Biden said he would set at 125,000 the cap on admissions as part of the country's refugee resettlement program, against the current 15,000.

"So today, I’m approving an executive order to begin the hard work of restoring our refugee admissions program to help meet the unprecedented global need," Biden said.

Under ex-President Donald Trump, the US practically stopped accepting refugees, setting a limit of 15,000 people for 2021. Besides, de facto refugees are almost not accepted due to the coronavirus pandemic.