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Biden set to accept more refugees after years of Trump restrictions

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden meets with Democratic senators to discuss efforts to pass coronavirus disease relief legislation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, February 3, 2021. [Reuters]

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed levels to historic lows.

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