(Adriane Ohanesian | The New York Times) Rohingya refugees in the Thaingkhali camp in Bangladesh, March 1, 2018. The White House is considering a plan that would effectively bar refugees from most parts of the world from resettling in the United States by cutting back the decades-old program that admits tens of thousands of people each year who are fleeing war, persecution and famine, according to current and former administration officials.