1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i FY2020 Refugee Ceiling and Allocations Andorra Bruno Specialist in Immigration Policy November 7, 2019 On November 1, 2019, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Determination setting the FY2020 refugee ceiling at 1
2、8,000. The refugee ceiling is the maximum number of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in a fiscal year. From the start of FY2020 until the signing of the Presidential Determination, no refugees could be admitted to the United States. The FY2020 refugee ceiling of 18,000 is the lowes
3、t in the history of the U.S. refugee admissions program. The Trump Administration has reduced the refugee ceiling each year, setting it at 45,000 for FY2018 and 30,000 for FY2019. These ceilings are much lower than in previous years. Actual refugee admissions in FY2019 totaled 30,000. The refugee pr
4、ovisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allow for the admission of a foreign national who meets the definition of a refugee, is “of special humanitarian concern to the United States,” and satisfies other criteria. The INA defines a refugee, in main part, as “any person who is outside a
