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Here is the breakdown of refugee allocations by region:

• 40,000 from Africa
• 15,000 from East Asia
• 10,000 from Europe and Central Asia
• 15,000 from Latin America/Caribbean
• 35,000 from Near East/South Asia

An additional I0,000 are part of an unallocated reserve that will be allocated to regional ceilings as needed, according to the memorandum issued by Biden.

In the memorandum, Biden also said “the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their countries of nationality or habitual residence.”

• People in Cuba
• People in Eurasia and the Baltics
• People in Iraq
• People in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
• In certain circumstances, persons identified by a United States Embassy in any location.

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