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Fact Sheet: DHS Efforts to Assist Ukrainian Nationals

Following Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing support and humanitarian relief to Ukrainian nationals in need both in the United States and abroad. To provide pathways to the United States for Ukrainians seeking refuge, DHS is working to expand current legal pathways and develop new programs in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to displaced Ukrainians. We are coordinating our efforts closely with our European allies and partners who are on the frontlines of this humanitarian crisis.

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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2010

The CIS Ombudsman's recommendations to USCIS for the year 2010.

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Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities

Memo to the President from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and the Director of National Intelligence on resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities, issued on October 24, 2017.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2017 Refugee Resettlement Program”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodriguez addresses USCIS’ role in refugee resettlement and the current screening measures and safeguards of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration through U.S. Refugee and Visa Programs”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses the the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security hearing titled “Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses USCIS’ top priorities, and several critical issues important to the Subcommittee.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security hearing titled “The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the Security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses USCIS’ role in refugee resettlement, and the screening measures and safeguards developed by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The Impact of ISIS on the Homeland and Refugee Resettlement”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses USCIS’ role in refugee resettlement, and the screening measures and safeguards developed by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

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Written testimony of USCIS Director for a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing titled “Examining the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis from the Ground (Part II)”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon Rodriguez addresses the refugee admissions program, with particular emphasis on Fiscal Year 2016.

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Written testimony of USCIS for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s FY 2016 Refugee Resettlement Program: Fiscal and Security Implications”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Refugee Affairs Division Chief Barbara Strack and USCIS Fraud Detection & National Security Associate Director Matt Emrich address USCIS’s role in refugee resettlement, and the screening measures and safeguards developed by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.