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From the Daily Caller: The Trump administration has cancelled all flights on refugees who were slated to enter the United States in the coming days, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN.
Refugees already approved to travel into the U.S. before a White House-imposed deadline suspending resettlement had their flight plans canceled anyway, according to a State Department memo given to resettlement partners and obtained by CNN. The flight cancellations are among the many actions the Trump administration has implemented to tighten immigration and shore up border security.
“All previously scheduled travel of refugees to the United States is being cancelled, and no new travel bookings will be made. RSCs [Resettlement Support Centers] should not request travel for any additional refugee cases at this time,” the memo announced.
The directive follows a day one executive order by President Donald Trump that temporarily suspends all refugee resettlement into the country.
The executive order says the flight suspensions will take effect on January 27. However, according to the report, all fights have already been cancelled.
CNN wrote: Approximately 10,000 refugees had travel booked, which is now canceled, according to a source familiar with the data. A breakdown by country was not immediately available, but refugees generally come from a range of countries, including Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Venezuela, Syria and Burma.
Below is a key excerpt from Trump’s order:
Section 1. Purpose. 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). Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals. Some jurisdictions, like New York and Massachusetts, have even recently declared states of emergency because of increased migration.
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 the United States.
The complaints are already coming in. The Vermont Afghan Alliance wrote, “We are deeply disappointed and concerned to read the executive order suspending refugee resettlement. A promise made to Afghans who supported US military and diplomatic missions must be a promise kept. Countless afghans still await relocation. 🇦🇫.”
We are deeply disappointed and concerned to read the executive order suspending refugee resettlement.
A promise made to Afghans who supported US military and diplomatic missions must be a promise kept.
Countless afghans still await relocation. 🇦🇫https://t.co/jg7O0lYcTp
— Vermont Afghan Alliance (@AfghanVermont) January 21, 2025
Trump’s EO suspending the refugee resettlment program foreshadows a more aggressive dismantling of the refugee system that will have lasting effects. Here’s the data:https://t.co/gLf8v1Z1TI pic.twitter.com/qosjRPMpDy
— Austin Kocher, PhD (@ackocher) January 22, 2025
This is no temporary pause. The executive order is out, and it is an INDEFINITE ban on refugee resettlement — going far beyond what Trump did in his first term.
Thinking of all those in danger and waiting for years to be resettled. https://t.co/KV2FWxTfne https://t.co/katARDV792
— Danilo Zak (@DaniloZak) January 21, 2025
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