Refugee Admission Reform: Congress Sets Cap, States Can Reject, Strict Vetting.
This bill fundamentally changes the refugee admission process by shifting the authority to set the annual refugee cap from the President to Congress. It mandates rigorous, unanimous security vetting by the FBI, Intelligence, and DHS, and introduces new grounds for inadmissibility based on views deemed incompatible with US principles. Crucially, states are granted the power to reject the resettlement of refugees within their borders, significantly altering the federal resettlement program.
Key points
Congress, not the President, gains the authority to set the annual limit on refugee admissions.
Rigorous security vetting is mandated, requiring the unanimous concurrence of the FBI Director, the Director of National Intelligence, and the DHS Secretary for admission.
States are granted the authority to reject the resettlement of refugees within their territory if the State's chief executive disapproves.
New inadmissibility criteria include holding views incompatible with US principles, such as supporting religious law over US law or believing authoritarianism is superior to democracy.
The Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to grant humanitarian 'parole' to aliens without legal status is rescinded.
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