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Foreign Affairs Manual section on Referrals for Refugee Status updated to remove references to transgender and intersex individuals

  1. Original Date Announced

    DOS updated 9 Foreign Affairs Manual 203.4-2(b) to remove references to transgender and intersex individuals in its examples of people a U.S. embassy may refer for refugee-status consideration. The change also replaces references to "gender" with "sex."

    Trump 2.0 [ID: #1608]

    2025.02.26 State Department 9 FAM 203.4 Referrals for Refugee Status
  2. Effective Date

    February 26, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Subject Matter:
Agencies Affected: DOS

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