The
election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States
is sending shock waves through the refugee resettlement industry.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to suspend the Syrian refugee resettlement program, as well as the resettlement of refugees from countries that are hostile to the United States.
Two days before the election, at a rally in Minnesota, Trump also stated that “a Trump administration will not admit any refugees without the support of the local community where they are being placed,” a policy that will simply enforce the “consultation clause” of the Refugee Act of 1980, an element of the statute the Obama administration has largely ignored.
Even refugee resettlement industry executives acknowledge that President-elect Trump will have the legal authority to implement these policy changes on his own. ...
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