“These additional security measures will make it harder for bad actors to exploit our refugee program, and they will ensure that we take a more risk-based approach to protecting the homeland,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen said. Mr. Nielsen, January 29.
Following a temporary ban on all refugees worldwide, President Donald Trump ordered the US refugee admissions program to resume accepting new refugees in October 2017, except from 11 countries deemed to be at risk. high risk, which would be restricted for 90 days. exam session.
Although officials did not reveal which countries were temporarily banned, aid agencies and the media reported that they were Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, from Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – a list of top countries. country at risk since the Obama administration.
One of the new security procedures requested by DHS is “a periodic review and update of the list of high-risk refugee countries and selection criteria,” according to a Jan. 29 press release.
“In 2017, the President asked us to evaluate the program and make any necessary changes. Following this review, and in close coordination with the State Department and our intelligence community, we will deploy new measures security for high-level candidates from high-risk countries who will seek to prevent the program from being exploited by terrorists, criminals, and fraudsters,” Secretary Nielsen explained during an event at the Woodrow Wilson Center on January 29. before the announcement.
Catholic Relief Services vice president for government relations and advocacy Bill O’Keefe said his organization is “pleased to see that the administration is now accepting refugees from countries that were previously barred from entering the states -United”.
