President Donald Trump’s State Department has ordered that all flights transporting refugees be stopped.
Trump issued the directive to suspend the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in an executive order signed on Inauguration Day.
“Over the last 4 years, the United States has been inundated with record levels of migration, including through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP),” a White House statement about the executive order read. “The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans, that protects their safety and security, and that ensures the appropriate assimilation of refugees. This order suspends the USRAP until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of the United States.”
“Within 90 days of this order, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the President through the Homeland Security Advisor regarding whether resumption of entry of refugees into the United States under the USRAP would be in the interests of the United States,” the executive order read.
President Trump has cancelled flights to the USA with "refugees".
These were the types of programs that Biden was using to flood cities like Springfield Ohio with thousands of economic migrants in an effort to change the demographics of Red states. pic.twitter.com/xoVy3yoXSS
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) January 22, 2025
According to the Associated Press, the government agency that oversees refugee processing and arrival has confirmed that “refugee arrival to the United States have been suspended until further notice.”
Soon after taking office, President Joe Biden repealed restrictions from Trump’s first term that placed a limit of 15,000 incoming refugees per year, along with restrictions on those entering the U.S. from countries like Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
The Biden administration welcomed historic levels of so-called “refugees.” According to data from USA Facts, “Over 3.6 million refugees have entered the US since 1975 — more than the population of Utah. After hitting a 40-year annual low of 11,411 during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, over 60,000 refugees entered the country in 2023, the most since 2016. By June 30, 2024, the annual total had already eclipsed that at 68,000.”
Over 3.6 million refugees have entered the US since 1975 — more than Utah’s current population. After entrances hitting a 40-year annual low of 11,411 during pandemic, over 60,000 refugees entered the country in 2023. From 2011 to 2o23, the most refugees came from Myanmar. pic.twitter.com/2JWs4qX3j3
— USAFacts (@USAFacts) August 29, 2024
This is just one of many campaign promises that Trump has already fulfilled in his first three days in office:
