1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i FY2021 Refugee Ceiling and Allocations November 3, 2020 On October 28, 2020, President Donald Trump issued the Presidential Determination setting the FY2021 refugee ceiling at 15,000. The refugee ceiling is the maximum num
2、ber of refugees that can be admitted to the United States in a given fiscal year. The Presidential Determination is typically issued before the start, or in the first week, of a new fiscal year. Refugees cannot be admitted to the United States until the Presidential Determination for that fiscal yea
3、r has been issued. From October 1, 2020, until the issuance of the FY2021 Presidential Determination, no refugees could be admitted to the United States. The FY2021 refugee ceiling is the lowest in the 40-year history of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The Trump Administration has reduc
4、ed the refugee ceiling each year, setting it at 45,000 for FY2018, 30,000 for FY2019, and 18,000 for FY2020. These ceilings are much lower than in previous years. Actual refugee admissions in FY2020, which were negatively impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, totaled 11,814.
