US EditionTrump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows
The review targets roughly 200,000 refugees admitted from 2021 to 2025 amid claims Biden prioritized speed over thorough vetting, suspending green card approvals and halting permanent residency processing.
- Monday's memo, obtained by news outlets, instructs USCIS to review and re-interview roughly 233,000 refugees admitted from Jan 20, 2021 to Feb 20, 2025, halting their permanent-residence applications.
- The memo contends the previous administration prioritized expediency and quantity over detailed screening, charging USCIS with re-interviews to address national security and public safety.
- Between fiscal years 2021–2025, around 235,000 refugees entered the U.S. after rigorous, often yearslong vetting, with President Joe Biden setting an annual ceiling of 125,000 and welcoming over 100,000 in fiscal 2024.
- Advocates warned that the process will retraumatize those who already passed extensive vetting and sow fear among nearly 200,000 people and some naturalized citizens.
- The move marks an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump's immigration policy, reportedly favoring Europeans and English-speakers while largely restricting the U.S. refugee program to white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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