On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would cap the number of refugees at 30,000 for fiscal-year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set for 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump will make the final decision on the number of refugees allowed in after consulting with Congress, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Tuesday.
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