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State Dept. Releases Fact Sheet on Status of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

  • Fact Sheet

    Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DC
    October 24, 2017


    Based on Section 6(a) of Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” the U.S. government undertook a 120-day review of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) to identify and implement additional security screening processes in order to uphold the safety of the American people.