Exclusive: Expecting Trump action, U.S. suspends refugee resettlement interviews
Source: Reuters
Fri Jan 27, 2017 | 7:29am EST
By Yeganeh Torbati | WASHINGTON
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has temporarily halted trips by staff to interview refugees abroad as it prepares for a likely shakeup of refugee policy by President Donald Trump, two sources with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday.
The decision effectively amounts to a pause in future refugee admissions, given that the interviews are a crucial step in an often years-long process.
The DHS leadership's decision to halt the interview trips was communicated to those involved in the U.S. refugee admission process on Wednesday, one of the sources said.
It means that though Trump has not yet ordered a temporary halt to the refugee program, future admissions are likely to be delayed.
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