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Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Number Of Refugees Allowed To Enter The U.S.

The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980.

Updated 8:38 p.m. ET

President Trump has ordered that the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the U.S. in the coming year be cut to 18,000, down from the administration's previous refugee ceiling of 30,000.

The limit represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program

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