US on track to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees: official

The United States has ramped up refugee processing and is now likely to meet the administration's goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by October 1, a senior official told Congress Thursday. Citing the humanitarian crisis triggered by Syria's brutal civil war, President Barack Obama had called for a dramatic increase in the number of Syrian refugees resettled in America in fiscal year 2016. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson however said Washington had "added security checks to the process where they are warranted" and overcome early hurdles.