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Introduction This explainer provides background on the recent efforts of the Trump administration to reopen the cases of certain resettled and vetted refugees, in some instances arresting and detaining them during the re-vetting process. Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the federal government has taken aggressive steps to restrict the refugee resettlement program,

You can find a PDF version of this fact sheet by clicking here. Introduction This fact sheet explains how federal law regulates immigrants’ eligibility for federal public benefits programs. Federal laws regulating immigrants’ access to public benefits have long been complex. The current framework largely stems from the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

Introduction U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for securing U.S. borders between and at ports of entry. CBP comprises about 60,000 employees, making it the largest law enforcement agency in the country. The U.S. Border Patrol – one of CBP’s two components [1] – was established in 1924 to secure the border between