State Dept Delegates Refugee Entry Powers to Migration Assistant Secretary
Published Date: 3/16/2026
Notice
Summary
The Secretary of State is giving the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration the power to decide if letting certain foreign nationals enter the U.S. as refugees is in the country’s best interest. This change affects how refugee travel and admission decisions are made, speeding up the process under new rules from recent executive orders and proclamations. No new costs are mentioned, but this move aims to keep U.S. safety and humanitarian efforts on track.
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State Dept. Gives Refugee Admission Power
On March 6, 2026, the Secretary of State delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration the authority to decide whether travel by a foreign national and admittance into the United States as a refugee would serve a United States national interest. The delegation cites Executive Order 14163 (January 20, 2025) and Presidential Proclamations PP 10949 (June 4, 2025) and PP 10998 (December 16, 2025), and is intended to apply to those related proclamations. The notice says this change affects how refugee travel and admission decisions are made and aims to keep U.S. safety and humanitarian efforts on track; no new costs are mentioned in the notice.
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