The Trump State Department has ordered a stop to flights transporting refugees who had been approved to emigrate to the United States.
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The statement from the White House declared, “Over the last 4 years, the United States has been inundated with record levels of migration, including through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). … The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans, that protects their safety and security, and that ensures the appropriate assimilation of refugees. This order suspends the USRAP until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of…
