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Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows
The order would apply to roughly 200,000 refugees who entered between Jan. 20, 2021 and Feb. 20, 2025, according to the memo, signed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joe Edlow.
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Reuters - Mon, 24, Nov 2025
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Migrants, mostly from Venezuela and Haiti, stand in line at Our Lady of Solitude church for a place to sleep as they wait, along with fellow migrants camping outside the church, for an appointment through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app, called CBP ONE, in Mexico City, Mexico November 23, 2023. / REUTERS/Gustavo Graf
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ordered a broad vetting review of all refugees who entered under former President Joe Biden, an internal U.S. government memo seen by Reuters said.
The order would apply to roughly 200,000 refugees who entered between Jan. 20 and Feb. 20 according to the memo, signed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joe Edlow.
USCIS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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