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Original Date Announced
October 24, 2017In Executive Order 13815, President announces limited resumption of refugee resettlement with additional vetting. According to a press release accompanying the order, the vetting changes include "increased data collection to more thoroughly investigate applicants, better information sharing between agencies to identify threat actors, and new training procedures to strengthen screener ability to detect fraud and deception." [ID# 22]
Executive Order 13815: Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program With Enhanced Vetting CapabilitiesEffective Date
October 24, 2017Biden 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 13815) and directing government agencies to take steps to improve the refugee program, including to create a plan to address processing backlogs, to hire up to increase refugee adjudication capacity, to complete a review of the Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) 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: RefugeesAgencies Affected: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration USCIS DOJAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 27, 2017 POTUS issues EO 13769, implementing travel ban and limiting refugee admissions
- January 29, 2018 DHS announces new extreme vetting measures for refugees
- February 1, 2018 USCIS announces additional extreme vetting measures for "following-to-join" refugees
- July 8, 2019 The Under Secretary of State re-delegates authority to invoke privilege related to refugee vetting
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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November 20, 2015
The Obama administration's screening process for vetting refugees was already rigorous, including multiple rounds of background checks and fingerprinting.
The Screening Process for Refugee Entry into the United States
Commentary
2017.10.26 ACLU - Trump's New Refugee Vetting Rules Will All but Stop the Resettlement Process
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