{"id":2854,"date":"2021-02-04T22:25:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T22:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2021-05-03T23:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T23:17:43","slug":"breakingnewseo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/breakingnewseo\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: RefugePoint Celebrates President Biden\u2019s Approval of an Executive Order to Restore the US Refugee Admissions Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, RefugePoint is celebrating President Biden\u2019s announcement of his intention to begin <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program\u00a0<\/span>and to raise the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program cap from 15,000 to 125,000 people during his first full year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renewal of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program will mean that refugee parents will finally have an opportunity to reunite with their children. 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