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On January 20, 2025 President Trump signed Executive Order 14155: "Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program" Executive order. This executive order does the following: Entry into the United States of refugees under the USRAP be suspended. This suspension shall take effect at 12:01 am eastern standard time on January 27, 2025.
The proposal would allow 15,000 refugees to enter the United States, an almost 17% reduction from last year’s 18,000 refugee cap, and an 82% cut since Trump took office.
Annual Refugee Admissions to the United States by Fiscal Year, 1975 to August 2019 Annual Asylum Grants in the United States by Fiscal Year, 1990-2016. The United States recognizes the right of asylum for individuals seeking protections from persecution, as specified by international and federal law.
During his first term, Trump sought to stop refugee travel temporarily, enacting “extreme vetting” that slowed security checks and reduced annual admissions to 11,814 in 2020. Lack of funding ...
In 2020, The Trump administration announces that it plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. for 2021 to a record low, 15,000 refugees down from a cap of 18,000 for 2020. This is the fourth consecutive year of declining refugee admissions under the Trump term.
Trump’s executive order, issued Monday, ordered a pause in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to determine if it “aligns with the interests of the United States,” with a report due every 90 ...
Under former President Joe Biden, the cap on refugee admissions to the United States was set at 125,000 people a year. This story has been updated with additional reporting. For more CNN news and ...
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the United States Department of State. It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs.