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U.S. Has Resettled Only 1,736 Syrian Refugees in Last 7 Months

HeadlineMay 12, 2016

New government figures show the Obama administration has resettled only 1,736 Syrian refugees over the last seven months—despite President Obama’s pledge to resettle at least 10,000 Syrians by this coming September. In contrast, Canada has resettled more than 26,000 Syrian refugees since late 2015, while Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan have together taken in millions of Syrian refugees since the conflict began five years ago.

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