U.S. refugee admissions in decline
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The U.S. admitted an all time low of 11,841 refugees in fiscal year 2020, with only 400 admitted in the first two months of fiscal year 2021
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U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS AND CEILINGS Fiscal years (FY)*
 
Democrat 
Republican

President Barack Obama sets FY2017 ceiling at 110,000, but incoming President Donald Trump
uses executive order to slash it to 50,000

Number of admitted refugees
Annual ceiling

Sep 11, 2001: Terrorist attacks

250,000
207,116
200,000 
150,000 
100,000
50,000
0         FY1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
   

61,218 132,531  85,525 84,995 27,131 11,841
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Carter Reagan George HW Bush Clinton George W Bush Obama Trump

1977 1981 1989 1993 2001 2009 2017

Calendar years
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Sources: Center for American Progress, Migration Policy Institute, Refugee Processing Center, UNHCR, Pew Research. *Fiscal year runs from Oct 1 to Sep 30 © GRAPHIC NEWS