Trump 's refugee ban ends new screening rules coming
President Donald Trump 's four-month worldwide ban on refugees ended Tuesday  officials said  as  his  administration prepared to unveil tougher new screening procedures.
Under an executive order  Trump  signed earlier this year  the United States had temporarily halted admissions for refugees from all countries  with some exceptions. The end-date written into the order came and went Tuesday with no new order from  Trump  to extend it  according to a State Department official  who wasn't authorized to comment by name and requested anonymity.
Refugees seeking entry to the U.S. will face what officials described as more stringent and thorough examination of their backgrounds  in line with  Trump 's "extreme vetting" policy for immigrants. The Homeland Security Department  the State Department and other U.S. agencies have been reviewing the screening process during the temporary ban.
Even with the ban lifted  refugee admissions are expected to be far lower than in recent years. Last month   Trump  capped refugee admissions at 45 000 for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1  a cut of more than half from the 110 000 limit put in place the year earlier by President Barack Obama. And the actual number admitted this year could be far lower than  Trump 's 45 000 cap  which sets a maximum but not a minimum.
During his presidential campaign   Trump  pledged to "stop the massive inflow of refugees" and warned that terrorists were smuggling themselves into naive countries by posing as refugees fleeing war-torn Syria.
"Thousands of refugees are being admitted with no way to screen them and are instantly made eligible for welfare and free health care  even as our own veterans  our great  great veterans  die while they're waiting online for medical care that they desperately need "  Trump  said last October.
Instead   Trump  has advocated keeping refugees closer to their homes.
[TGT]  's four-month worldwide ban on refugees ended Tuesday  officials said  as   [TGT]   administration prepared to unveil tougher new screening procedures.
Under an executive order   [TGT]   signed earlier this year  the United States had temporarily halted admissions for refugees from all countries  with some exceptions. The end-date written into the order came and went Tuesday with no new order from  Trump  to extend it  according to a State Department official  who wasn't authorized to comment by name and requested anonymity.
Refugees seeking entry to the U.S. will face what officials described as more stringent and thorough examination of their backgrounds  in line with  Trump 's "extreme vetting" policy for immigrants. The Homeland Security Department  the State Department and other U.S. agencies have been reviewing the screening process during the temporary ban.
Even with the ban lifted  refugee admissions are expected to be far lower than in recent years. Last month    [TGT] capped refugee admissions at 45 000 for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1  a cut of more than half from the 110 000 limit put in place the year earlier by President Barack Obama. And the actual number admitted this year could be far lower than   [TGT]  's 45 000 cap  which sets a maximum but not a minimum.
During his presidential campaign    [TGT]   pledged to "stop the massive inflow of refugees" and warned that terrorists were smuggling themselves into naive countries by posing as refugees fleeing war-torn Syria.
"Thousands of refugees are being admitted with no way to screen them and are instantly made eligible for welfare and free health care  even as our own veterans  our great  great veterans  die while they're waiting online for medical care that they desperately need "  Trump  said last October.
Instead   Trump  has advocated keeping refugees closer to their homes.