Obama administration weighing range of responses to refugee crisis: spokesman

"We are also in regular contact with countries in the Middle East and Europe who have been greatly impacted by the increased refugee flows," spokesman Peter Boogaard said in an emailed statement.

As Europe grapples with a flood of refugees from the Syrian war, some refugee and immigrant critics have complained the United States has been slow to respond.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Peter Cooney)