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Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020

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CountryUnited States
Operative dateNovember 1, 2019
CategoryAdmission
Policy toolQuota
Affected groupRefugees or asylum seekers

Policy effect

Established the annual refugee admissions ceiling for Fiscal Year 2020 at 18,000, setting specific allocation categories prioritizing religious persecution, certain Iraqi nationals, nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, and other specific groups. Phase scope: Operative for FY 2020

Official source excerpt

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Fiscal Year 2020 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “Act”) (8 U.S.C. 1157), after appropriate consultations with the Congress, and consistent with the Report on Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020 submitted to the Congress on September 26, 2019, I hereby determine and authorize as follows: The admission of up to 18,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2020 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest … arrangement between the United States and Australia; and • those in the United States Refugee Admissions Program who were in “Ready for Departure” status as of September 30, 2019. 7,500 Total refugee admissions ceiling 18,000 Additionally, after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General, and upon notification to the appropriate committees of the Congress, you are further authorized to transfer unused admissions from a particular allocation above to one or more other allocations, if such transfer would be in the national …
The White House / National Archives and Records AdministrationPresidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020, Issued on November 1, 2019Open official source
Retrieved from https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-determination-refugee-admissions-fiscal-year-2020

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