President raises FY2021 refugee admissions ceiling to 62,500
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The President raised the FY2021 refugee admissions ceiling from 15,000 to 62,500 and adjusted regional allocations.
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… re-allocate admissions among refugees of humanitarian concern and to increase Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 refugee admissions from 15,000 refugees to 62,500 refugees due to an unforeseen emergency refugee situation in countries around the globe since the signing of Presidential Determination 2021-02 on October 27, 2020 (Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021) (PD 2021-02). In Presidential Determination 2021-05 of April 16, 2021 (Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021) (PD 2021-05), I changed the allocation of admissions in PD 2021 … number of admissions permissible for FY 2021 to 62,500 is justified by grave humanitarian concerns and is otherwise in the national interest. The number of refugee admissions authorized by this determination under section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(b)) sends the important message that the United States remains a safe harbor for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. This number also sets a goal for USRAP and the non-governmental and international organizations with whom USRAP partners to resettle refugees. Given the gravity of the global refugee crisis, … 000 ...... Europe and Central Asia................................ 4,000 ...... Latin America and the Caribbean........................ 5,000 ...... Near East and South Asia............................... 13,000 ...... Unallocated Reserve.................................... 12,500 ...... The provisions of PD 2021-05 are retained, except to the extent superseded by this determination. You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, May 3, 2021 [FR Doc. 2021-09861 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am] Billing code 4710-10-P …
Federal Register 86 FR 24475Federal Register 86 FR 24475. President raises FY2021 refugee admissions ceiling to 62,500. Effective 2021-05-03.Open official source
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