Refugee Council USA - RCUSA Policy Framework: Recommendations and Actions for the Obama Administration and 113th Congress

RCUSA Policy Framework: Recommendations and Actions for the Obama Administration and 113th Congress

Summary:
Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) is a coalition of organizations committed to welcoming and protecting refugees. RCUSA’s mission is to enhance the capacity, voice and effectiveness of member organizations to advance a mutually agreed upon agenda of protection and meaningful welcome; advocate globally for the protection, integration and rights of refugees and other populations who are forcibly displaced and at risk; and, build excellence in the U.S. refugee resettlement program. This document highlights challenges facing refugee protection, the U.S. resettlement program and RCUSA’s corresponding policy recommendations for the Administration and Congress. The following are RCUSA’s key recommendations topics: Policy Framework

1. Humanitarian Funding and Priorities

2. U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP)

3. Overseas Refugee Processing

4. Expedited Resettlement

5. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
6. Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) and Funding for Torture Victim Rehabilitation

7. Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant Children

8. Asylum Seekers

9. Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Bars for Refugees and Asylees (TRIG)
10. Detention of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Other Vulnerable Persons

11. Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs)

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