US EditionTrump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows
The Trump administration ordered a review and re-interview of roughly 233,000 refugees admitted during Biden’s term, suspending green card processing amid national security concerns.
- 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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The Donald Trump administration has ordered a broad review of all refugees who have entered the country under former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memory of the US government seen by Reuters, an unprecedented measure that could reopen the cases of thousands of people who have sought protection in the United States.
Trump administration plans to reinterview refugees admitted under Biden
The Trump administration plans a review of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to a memo obtained Monday by The Associated Press, in the latest blow against a program that has for decades welcomed people fleeing war and persecution into the country.
Revealing internal documents: Around 185,640 refugees are to be re-examined.
Thousands of refugees in the U.S. seem to have to worry about their protection status. According to CNN, the government of President Donald Trump is planning a comprehensive review.
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