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Original Date Announced
March 6, 2017President issues broad policy memorandum to DHS and DOS regarding the screening and vetting of visas. Requires reports of the number of visas issued by each consular office. Directs agencies to produce a report documenting the long-term costs of refugee resettlement along with recommendations for curtailing those costs. [ID #676]
Presidential Memoranda: Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland SecurityEffective Date
March 6, 2017Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 15, 2017
DOS Cable on Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Visa Applicants
State Department issues cable implementing memo.
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April 3, 2017
USCIS News Release: Putting American Workers First: USCIS Announces Further Measures to Detect H-1B Visa Fraud and Abuse
USCIS announces new measures to "detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse."
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May 25, 2017
Form DS-5535, "Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants"
State Department creates new form (DS-5535) to implement heightened vetting.
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Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
February 4, 2021Executive Order on Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On 2/4/21, President Biden issued an Executive Order revoking certain past presidential actions on refugee admissions and resettlement (including Executive Order 13888 of September 26, 2019) and directing government agencies to take steps to improve the refugee program; including to create a plan to address processing backlogs, to complete a review of the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa programs, and to submit a report on climate change and its impact on migration.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
February 4, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced Executive Order on Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on MigrationFebruary 4, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: Refugees Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular Affairs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration ORR USCIS DHS DOJAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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March 6, 2017
The Budget and Data Analysis (BDA) section of the Office of the Director (within the Administration for Children and Families of HHS) is charged with overseeing the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) annual budget, including formulation and execution, as well as allocating and tracking funds for refugee cash and medical assistance and State administrative costs and all other ORR programs, tracking refugee population arrivals, allocating formula funds for Social Services and Targeted Assistance Programs, and providing general budgetary guidance and assistance to the Director. BDA is also responsible for compiling the ORR Annual Report to Congress, conducting the Annual Survey of Refugees.
8 U.S.C. §1523 - ORR Congressional Reports - March 6, 2017 Annual Report to Congress - ORR FY 2016
Commentary
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