US President Donald Trump’s According to media reports, the government wants to check the refugee status of many people living in the US. It must be ensured “that refugees do not pose a threat to national or public security,” CNN reported, citing internal authority documents and a person familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the planned review relates to refugees who arrived during the administration of Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden United States of America coming – namely in the period 2021 to 2025. In these years, approximately 235,000 people will seek protection in the United States under the affected programs.
Refugee organizations sharply criticized it
CNN spoke of an “unprecedented step”. The New York-based refugee organization IRAP (“International Refugee Assistance Project”) strongly criticized the project. The order puts vulnerable people under pressure, he said in a statement. Refugees in US admissions programs are thoroughly vetted; The planned mass inspections would also be an unnecessary burden on the authorities, IRAP criticized.
The Trump administration has reduced the number of admissions
The Trump administration is cracking down on migrants – not just those without legal residency status. It is also increasingly targeting people seeking refuge from political persecution or violence in the Americas, for example from Venezuela or Haiti. Authorities regularly provide overviews of criminal migrants. But critics of the government’s stance emphasize that research shows that people without permanent residency status are less likely to commit crimes for fear of deportation.
The government’s decision to drastically lower the annual maximum limit for refugee admissions – and give preference to white South Africans – has recently drawn criticism. In the future, only 7,500 refugees will be accepted annually; recently there were 125,000.
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