U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

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The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program is the U.S. government’s system for selecting, vetting, and resettling refugees from abroad in coordination with international and domestic partners.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
refugee resettlement program ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration ⓘ
U.S. Department of State ⓘ
annualCeilingConsultedWith U.S. Congress ⓘ
annualCeilingDeterminedBy President of the United States ⓘ
beneficiaries certain family members of admitted refugees ⓘ
refugees outside the United States ⓘ
component Reception and Placement Program ⓘ
Refugee Cash Assistance ⓘ
Refugee Medical Assistance ⓘ
Refugee Social Services ⓘ
coordinatedWith United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to: UNHCR

domestic resettlement agencies ⓘ
international organizations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn individuals with a well-founded fear of persecution ⓘ
victims of conflict and violence ⓘ
vulnerable populations such as women and children ⓘ
fundedBy U.S. federal government ⓘ
implementedBy Office of Refugee Resettlement ⓘ
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
includesStep case pre-screening ⓘ
cultural orientation ⓘ
domestic resettlement and initial reception ⓘ
in-person refugee interview ⓘ
medical screening ⓘ
security vetting ⓘ
travel arrangements to the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
Refugee Act of 1980 ⓘ
provides access to lawful permanent residence after one year in the United States ⓘ
pathway to U.S. citizenship after meeting eligibility requirements ⓘ
purpose admit refugees from abroad to the United States ⓘ
offer protection to individuals with a well-founded fear of persecution ⓘ
provide durable resettlement solutions for refugees ⓘ
securityScreeningBy U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies ⓘ
selectionProcess direct access programs for certain groups ⓘ
priority categories for refugee processing ⓘ
referral by UNHCR or U.S. embassies ⓘ
sets annual refugee admissions ceiling ⓘ
shortName USRAP ⓘ
worksWith local governments ⓘ
nonprofit organizations ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
voluntary resettlement agencies ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration → oversees → U.S. Refugee Admissions Program ⓘ
Administration for Children and Families → overseesProgram → Refugee Resettlement Program ⓘ
subject linked to: ACF
linked to: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
Refugee Act of 1980 → establishes → U.S. Refugee Admissions Program ⓘ
Refugee Cash Assistance program → partOf → U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
Bhutanese American → settlementProgram → U.S. Refugee Admissions Program ⓘ
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 → relatedTo → United States refugee policy ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program