Trump administration planning to cap refugees at 45,000 for next fiscal year

The Trump administration has confirmed that the U.S. plans to set a limit of 45,000 refugees for the next fiscal year — a drop from Trump’s 50,000 cap last year and the 110,000 that Obama pledged the U.S. would take in during his final months in office. This is the lowest cap since the refugee admissions program began in 1975, although in some past years actual admissions were lower, sparking outrage from refugee resettlement groups and top Democrats. The administration plans to admit 19,000 refugees from Africa; 5,000 from East Asia; 2,000 from Europe and Central Asia; 1,500 from Latin America and the Caribbean; y 17,500 from Near East and South Asia, according to an administration plan sent to Congress.

LEER MÁS: ABC7News.com