Donald Trump cuts Barack Obama 's refugee policy in half . 
Perhaps the bigger impact was within the demographic breakdown , where Muslims dropped from nearly half of refugees under Mr. Obama to slightly more than a third . 
Syrians , who represented a stunning 15 percent of all refugees under Mr. Obama , dropped to just 8 percent under Mr. Trump . 
President Trump , in just eight months in office , has succeeded in upending U.S. refugee policy , cutting by more than half the 110,000-refugee target that the Obama administration had bequeathed him and dramatically shifting the demographics of who is accepted . 
It was set at 80,000 for the end of the Bush administration and beginning of the Obama administration , dropped to 70,000 in 2013 , rose to 85,000 in 2016 and then to 110,000 this year . 
Refugee advocates say the U.S. is relinquishing its global leadership and moral standing and have challenged parts of the administration 's policy in the courts , pushing the country to move back toward the goals set by Mr. Obama . 
Gone is President Obama 's overwhelming focus on Muslims , and particularly on Syrians fleeing a civil war that his administration facilitated . 
As of Tuesday afternoon , with four days left in the fiscal year , the government had admitted slightly more than 53,000 refugees -- less than half of Mr. Obama 's goal but slightly more than Mr. Trump wanted .
Perhaps the bigger impact was within the demographic breakdown , where Muslims dropped from nearly half of refugees under Mr. Obama to slightly more than a third . 
Syrians , who represented a stunning 15 percent of all refugees under Mr. Obama , dropped to just 8 percent under Mr. Trump . 
President Trump , in just eight months in office , has succeeded in upending U.S. refugee policy , cutting by more than half the 110,000-refugee target that the Obama administration had bequeathed him and dramatically shifting the demographics of who is accepted . 
It was set at 80,000 for the end of the Bush administration and beginning of the [TGT] administration , dropped to 70,000 in 2013 , rose to 85,000 in 2016 and then to 110,000 this year . 
Refugee advocates say the U.S. is relinquishing its global leadership and moral standing and have challenged parts of the administration 's policy in the courts , pushing the country to move back toward the goals set by Mr. Obama . 
Gone is [TGT] 's overwhelming focus on Muslims , and particularly on Syrians fleeing a civil war that [TGT] administration facilitated . 
As of Tuesday afternoon , with four days left in the fiscal year , the government had admitted slightly more than 53,000 refugees -- less than half of Mr. Obama 's goal but slightly more than Mr. Trump wanted .