Tag: Somalia

  • Biden speeds up refugee admissions but doesn’t lift cap

    Although Biden is changing some of the Trump-era policies toward refugees, he has not lifted Trump’s low cap of 15,000 per year. He is adjusting the allocation limits, providing more slots from certain regions and lifting restrictions on others. The Associated Press has the story: Biden’s emergency determination speeds up refugee admissions without lifting Trump’s…

  • Somalia’s controversial president signs law to stay in office

    The U.S. and the European Union are alarmed that Somalian president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a law extending his term in office for two years. Somalian senate leaders say the vote by the lower house of parliament was illegal. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is “deeply disappointed.” The Associated Press…