The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) expressed serious concerns about recent reports indicating that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has ordered a sweeping review and potential reinterview of over 200,000 refugees, alone with cease in processing their applications for permanent residence. USCRI calls on the government to overturn this policy and…

Summary The Manual Release (MR) #25.20 updates policies and procedures for medical PM/WAG relating to Asylum Applicants and Torture Victims (AATV) as well as Victims of Trafficking, Torture, or Other Serious Crimes (VTTC). The release outlines new procedures for processing AATV/VTTC cases in the Integrated Eligibility System (IES), and new policies regarding derivative family members…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released detailed instructions for panel physicians evaluating health status of immigrants or refugees applying for US status. The guidance is particularly aimed at identifying physical or mental disorders that could present harmful behaviors, or substance use disorders which could make an applicant inadmissible. The evaluation process…