Resumed U.S. Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting
🗽 Immigration · First Term (2017–2021) · 🤖 AI-categorized
Executive Order 13815 was signed on October 24, 2017, resuming the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program that had been suspended since January 2017, with additional security vetting procedures implemented. The order maintained enhanced screening protocols for refugee applicants. The confirmed effect was the resumption of refugee admissions to the United States following a nine-month halt, with refugees from all countries eligible to apply subject to the enhanced vetting requirements.