Biden backtracks after backlash, vows to keep pledge to let in more refugees

Utah group says allowing only 15,000 refugees in this year would not meet the pent-up need.

(Andrew Harnik | AP) President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington.

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