Skip to content

Global condemnation escalates over U.S. plan to re-vet 233,000 refugees

Refugees International labeled the plan as "vindictive" and warned it undermines faith in the legal immigration system.

National Guard troops patrol the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro.
National Guard troops patrol the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro. (AN)

WASHINGTON (AN) — The Trump administration’s order to conduct a comprehensive review and re-interview of over 200,000 resettled refugees faces widespread condemnation from numerous international and U.S.-based humanitarian and human rights organizations.

The number of organizations decrying the policy as cruel, wasteful, and a profound betrayal of international humanitarian values escalated even before the Trump administration announced it stopped processing immigration applications from Afghanistan in response to the shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House.

This article is for paying subscribers only

Join now

Already have an account? Log in

Latest