Refugee Waivers

October 21, 2009

Secretaries Napolitano and Clinton Exercise Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to Exempt Individuals Affiliated with Certain Iraqi Groups from Certain Inadmissibility Provisions

Signed Exercise of Authority Under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the INA for Individuals Affiliated with the INC, KDP and PUK (pdf)

December 12, 2008
DHS Implements Exemption Authority for Certain Terrorist-Related Inadmissability Grounds for Cases with Administratively Final Orders of Removal (pdf)

March 28, 2008
USCIS to Review Immigration Cases that Could Benefit from Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008

March 10, 2008
Authorization to Process Cases Involving the Provision of Material Support to AUC

December 18, 2007
Authorization to Process Cases Involving the Provision of Material Support to the ELN

October 26, 2007
USCIS Implements Authority to Exempt Certain Persons from Material-Support Bar Where Support Rendered Under Duress to FARC

October 22, 2007
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Exercise Discretionary Authority Relating to Material Support to Benefit Certain Hmong Refugees from Laos. See language

October 22, 2007
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Exercise Discretionary Authority Relating to Material Support to Benefit Certain Montagnards from Vietnam. See langauge

June 1, 2007
Pocessing of Asylum Division Cases Involving Material Support (pdf)

May 11, 2007
Material Support Exemption Worksheet (pdf)

May 24, 2007
Processing the Discretionary Exemption to the Inadmissibility Ground for Providing Material Support to Certain Terrorist Organizations (pdf)

May 10, 2007
Tier I and Tier II Duress Waiver DHS Factsheet (pdf)

February 26, 2007
DHS Waiver for Tier III Duress by Totality of Circumstances (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Arakan Liberation Party Member US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Chin National League Members US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Chin National Front Members US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Cuban Alzados US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Kayan New Land Party Members US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Karenni National Progressive Party Members US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Karen National Union Members US Aliens (pdf)

February 20, 2007
DHS Waiver Mustangs US Aliens (pdf)

January 29, 2007
DOS Waiver Cuban Alzados (pdf)

January 29, 2007
DOS Waiver Tibetan Mustangs (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Arakan Liberation Party (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Chin National Front (broadened) (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Chin National League for Democracy (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Kayan New Land Party (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Karenni National Progressive Party (pdf)

January 22, 2007
DOS Waiver Karen National Union (reprise-broadened) (pdf)

January 12, 2007
DHS Secretary, Michael Chertoff, Statement on Material Support Waivers (pdf)

October 30, 2006
RCUSA Letter to Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council (pdf)

October 19, 2006
Department of State Media Note: Announcement on a Waiver for Chin Burmese Refugees (pdf)

October 11, 2006
DOS Waiver Chin National Front (pdf)

August 30, 2006
Burmese Refugees on the Way to U.S. (pdf)

August 30, 2006
The Department of State Decides Material Support Inapplicable to Second Group of Karen Refugees in Thailand (pdf)

August 24, 2006
DOS Waiver Karen National Union (expanded) (pdf)

May 5, 2006
Secretary Decides "Material Support" Bar Inapplicable to Ethnic Karen Refugees in Tham Hin Camp (pdf)

May 3, 2006
Exercise of Authority under Sec. 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (pdf)

May 3, 2006
DOS Waiver Tham Hin Karen (pdf)