Migration Policy InstituteAfter several years of decline, the U.S. has slowly increased refugee #resettlement. More #refugees arrived in the first eight months of fiscal 2023 (from October 2022 through May) than any year since FY 2017. Yet numbers are far below the annual ceiling set by the Biden administration, and short of historical averages.
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Refugees and Asylees in the United States
U.S. refugee resettlement is slowly increasing after hitting a historic low, rebounding from the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce humanitarian migration as well as pandemic-era restrictions on movement and processing slowdowns. This article offers recent and historical data about refugees resettled in the United States, as well as asylum seekers and asylees.