US meets goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees ahead of schedule

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The United States said it would welcome its 10,000th Syrian refugee of this fiscal year on Monday, meeting Barack Obama's target more than a month ahead of schedule.

The US president sought a sixfold increase in the number of Syrian refugees provided safe haven in the United States.

Obama would have been hard-pressed to make the case for other countries to do more with the US failing to reach a goal that amounts to only about 2%of the 480,000 Syrian refugees in need of resettlement.

"Our 10,000th Syrian refugee will arrive this afternoon," the national security adviser, Susan Rice, said in a statement, adding that the administration had met the goal "More than a month ahead of schedule".

"On behalf of the president and his administration, I extend the warmest of welcomes to each and every one of our Syrian arrivals, as well as the many other refugees resettled this year from all over the world."

The increase in Syrian refugees also comes at a time of heightened national security concerns following extremist attacks in the US and abroad. The Obama administration has said refugees fleeing war and persecution are the most scrutinized of all immigrants who come into the US. The process typically takes 12 months to 18 months and includes in-person interviews and a review of biographical and biometric information.

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