US President Donald Trump is to
allow refugees to begin entering to the US again, with stricter rules for
applicants from 11 "high risk" nations.
The decision came as a 120-day ban on
refugees expired on Tuesday, a part of Trump's executive orders that came to be
known as the "travel ban".
Applicants from the 11 nations will
be restricted for a 90-day review period, although the 11 countries have not
been named.
Last month the president announced
the lowest cap on refugee resettlements ever set by a US president. The State Department said on Tuesday
that vetting for the US Refugee Admissions Program, USRAP, was "generally
adequate" but "additional in-depth review is needed with respect to
refugees of 11 nationalities". .
It further announced that additional
vetting would be put in place for refugees of all nationalities seeking to join
family members already in the US via the "following-to-join"
programme.
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