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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

  • The Mulema family fled the Central African Republic, spent years in a refugee camp, and were eventually resettled in Newark, Del., by Jewish Family Services. CREDIT: Tom Gjelten/NPR
    National News
    U.S. Refugee Program 'On Life Support,' Facing Big Challenges
    Among the more daunting challenges President Biden faces in the coming year will be to make good on his goal of admitting 10 times as many refugees — 125,000 — as former President Donald Trump allowed to enter the United States last year. During his presidency, Trump ordered drastic cutbacks in the U.S. refugee program.