SPOKANE, Wash. — In less than two months, the United States will experience a dramatic drop in the number of refugees entering the country as the Trump administration has slashed refugee admissions for next year by more than 100,000, cutting the number to an all-time low of

The decision has sparked deep concerns within Spokane's refugee and immigrant community, where more than 1,000 refugees chose to start new lives in 2024.

The cap on refugees admitted to the U.S. next year is a 94% decrease from the current limit of .

Staff at Thrive International, a local refugee resettlement organization, find that number frighteningly low.

"It means that some people are not going to have the chance, not only for freedom or a better life, but even to survive in the situations they're in right now,

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