The Trump administration will cap the number of refugees who will be allowed into the United States to 30,000 in the next fiscal year, a significant decline from the 45,000 ceiling set for this year.
The announcement to slash the number of refugees for the second straight year was made in a brief statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday.
As NPR’s Michele Keleman reports, the administration’s move represents the lowest ceiling in decades and comes at a time when the world is grappling with massive refugee flows.
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