The U.S. is 'slow-walking' the admissions process for refugees, according to national security experts and refugee advocacy groups, and the numbers appear to back that up.
According to a review of the latest publicly available data, the U.S. has taken in 12,099 refugees since Oct. 1. That's fewer than half of the 30,000 cap the administration committed to last fall, even at a time of historically high levels of refugees and displaced persons.
"This number is not a target, but an upper limit," said the spokesperson, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it is department policy. Some countries hit hardest by the violence and turmoil, forcing people to flee, are among those from which the U.S. has admitted the fewest refugees. Since Oct. 1, the U.S. has admitted 218 Syrian refugees, 216 Afghans and 168 Iraqis, including nine Yezidis who are persecuted for their identity.
"They have added additional bureaucracy. ... There's been a lot of unnecessary bureaucratic delays," said Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, a Christian humanitarian organization that helps resettle refugees in the U.S. "At a time when the administration could be leading the world in our humanitarian response, which has traditionally been a bipartisan effort, they are slow-walking the program.
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