An executive order signed by President Donald Trump, where he decrees the cancellation of refugee flights, It shattered the dreams of thousands of foreigners who had previously been approved to receive asylum in the United States.
The State Department issued a memorandum to its resettlement partners informing them that no more refugees will be allowed access to the American Union.this, even if they have been previously approved to reside in the American Union.
“All previously scheduled refugee travel to the United States is canceled and no new travel bookings will be made. RSCs should not request travel for any additional refugee cases at this time,” the document states.
It is estimated that nearly 10,000 refugees already had travel reservations, as their profile had been approved by personnel from the previous US federal administration.
The most complex thing about the matter is that All processes to request refuge in the American Union were also canceled.
“All refugee case processing processes and pre-departure activities are suspended.
The RSCs and the IOM should not transfer the refugees to transit centers before they travel and must stop all pre-departure activities for refugee cases. No new referrals should be made to the USRAP,” the memo emphasizes.
This new position adopted by the US government must be implemented immediately, but will have no implications for refugees already residing in the United States nor for holders of special immigrant visas who, despite being outside the country for the moment, can re-enter when they determine.
During the Biden administration, a limit was established to provide shelter annually to 125,000 foreigners who had previously passed various filters intended to rule out any sign of danger or risk to American security.
However, from the perspective of Donald Trump, it is necessary to rethink all the support that the nation has given to the world, including the issue of providing asylum to people at risk in their respective nations of origin.
Following the same policy, The US president separately ordered the Office of Management and Budget to suspend all types of support abroad, non-governmental organizations, international organizations or contractors, this during the next three months.
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