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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks at an event on religious
freedom during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York.
Associated Press
Trump condemns religious persecution amid refugee squeeze
By ELANA SCHOR Trump’s administration already has slashed the set aside 5,000 refugee slots for religious minori-
Associated Press nation’s refugee admissions ceiling to a historic ties. But faith-based groups that resettle refu-
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said low and on Thursday proposed a further cut for gees had urged him to avoid more erosion of a
at the United Nations this week that “protecting next year, to 18,000 — an 84% drop from the program dedicated to helping the persecuted
religious freedom is one of my highest priorities.” cap proposed during the last year of Barack worshippers whose oppression Trump has de-
But his promise rings hollow to advocates for Obama’s presidency. cried.
persecuted religious minorities seeking refuge in The president’s promotion of global freedom
the United States. to worship prompted the State Department to Continued on Page 2
