President sets FY2022 refugee admissions ceiling at 125,000
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Policy effect
The FY2022 presidential determination authorized up to 125,000 refugee admissions, substantially increasing the annual refugee ceiling.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: The FY2022 presidential determination authorized up to 125,000 refugee admissions, substantially increasing the annual refugee ceiling.
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… the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admission of up to 125,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United … determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States and designate such persons for this purpose. Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)), and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2022, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their countries of nationality or habitual residence: [[ …
Federal Register, Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2022Federal Register, Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2022. President sets FY2022 refugee admissions ceiling at 125,000. Effective 2021-10-01.Open official source
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