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US President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a plan after abusing refugees. He said at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota that refugees are as an unwanted burden for the United States. Trump also alleged his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden of wanting to flood that state with foreigners. Refugee advocates, including faith-based groups that President Donald Trump is courting for his re-election. They called on Congress to halt his administration’s plans to slash the limit on refugees permitted into the U.S to a record low. Trump administration announced its proposal in a notice to decrease the number of refugees allowed to enter in the fiscal year started on Thursday to 15,000. The notice was forwarded to the US Congress on Wednesday, just one day before the deadline.

Point to be noted that the number is 3,000 less than the already historically low ceiling of 18,000 Trump set for the last fiscal year that ended on Wednesday. Trump administration’s plan was released as Trump abused vilified refugees as an unwanted burden for the country at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota. President informed supporters and said, “Biden will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp, and he said that overwhelming public resources, overcrowding schools and inundating hospitals. You know that. It’s already there. It’s a disgrace what they’ve done to your state”. It is important that Trump has cut the number of refugees allowed into the country by more than 80% since taking office. It reflects his broader efforts to drastically reduce both legal and illegal immigration.

The plans to further close the door on refugees angered faith-based organizations as the president seeks to energize Christian social conservatives in key states to help him win a second term. The head of the Church World Service, Rev. John L. McCullough describes the decrease of refugee entrances as immoral and urged Congress to step in. it is noteworthy that the US Congress can recommend changes or seek to influence the decision through budgeting, but is largely powerless to change the determination. McCullogouh said in a statement, “The proposed refugee resettlement number of 15,000, a more than 80% cut over historic norms, is unacceptable. Our values as a nation and as people of faith demand that we take action when people’s lives are in danger”.