POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021 | Immigration Policy Tracking Project

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Date Announced
Oct. 27, 2020
The Presidential Determination reduces refugee admission to 15,000, down from 18,000 in FY2020. [ID # 1138]
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Effective Date of Change
Oct. 27, 2020

Status: Final/Actual

Type of Action: Presidential Orders

Subject Matter: Refugees

Agencies Affected: USCIS ORR Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

Prior Policies

In 2016, President Obama had approved the admission of 110,000 refugees for Fiscal Year 2017.
Presidential Determination -- Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2017

Associated or Derivative Policies
1. Oct. 4, 2018
  POTUS caps refugee admissions at 30,000 for Fiscal Year 2019
2. Nov. 1, 2019
  POTUS reduces refugee admissions to 18,000 for Fiscal Year 2020

Commentary

Rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Program for the 21st Century

New Policy Document

Original Source

Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Prior Policy Document

Original Source

Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2017
Commentary Document

Original Source

Rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Program for the 21st Century

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