Nazanin Ash: The Trump administration is tearing apart U.S.

Nazanin Ash: The Trump administration is tearing apart U.S. refugee policy

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Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a sharp reduction in the number of refugees the U.S. would take in over the next year: 30,000. Grant and Ravi talk to IRC colleague Nazanin Ash for some context on this dramatic shift. Nazanin is Vice President of Global Policy and Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, and discusses the current administration’s approach to refugee admissions, and how it contrasts not just to previous administrations, but also to public support for refugees. Displaced is produced by the Vox Media Podcast Network in partnership with the International Rescue Committee. Find our show notes here: https://www.rescue.org/displaced Email us at [email protected]

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