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handle is hein.crs/crsmthaafmq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Syrian Refugee Admissions to the United States September 22, 2015 (IN10355) Related Policy Issue •Immigratiolpic Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy (abmnocrs bcgov, 7-7865) Recent Developments With some European countries pledging to accept increased numbers of Syrian and other asylum seekers in the face of a r gee g, attention is focused on the United States and its plans to admit Syrian and other refugees in FY2016 and beyond. The Obama Administration initially proposed an overall refugee ceiling of 75,000 for FY2016 and held consultations with Congress on that proposal, as required by law. On September 20, 2015, however, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the refugee ceiling for FY2016 3Yuld instead be 85,000. Previously the Administration had announced that the United States 3 YQrian refugees in FY2016. Once final, the refugee ceiling and regional allocations (for Africa, East Asia, Europe/Central Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and Near East/South Asia) for the next fiscal year are set forth in an annual Presidential Determination on refugee admissions. The FY2015 worldwide refugee ceiling is 70,000 and the allocation for the Near East/South Asia region, which includes Syria, is 31,000. The FY2015 refue admiin roslincluded a discussion of U.S. plans to resettle Syrian refugees. From October 1, 2010, through August 31, 2015, the United States has admitted a total of 1,494 Syrian refugees, almost 1,300 of thattoal sine Otb r 1 2014. Definition of a Refugee The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) defines a refugee as a person who is outside his or her country and is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. In special circumstances, a refugee also may be a person who is within his or her country and is persecuted or has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Refugee Admissions Process Refugees are admitted to the United States from abroad. In most cases, refugee applicants are processed outside their home countries; in-country pr~xcessing is available only in limited circumstances. The Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is responsible for managing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Most prospective refugees are referred to the U.S. program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is responsible for adjudicating refugee cases, which are handled by officers in the agency's Refugee Corps.

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