Policy

Policy Guidance/State Letters | ORR Regulations | Legislative Authority

Policy Guidance/State Letters

Indices of letters sent to State Refugee Coordinators during each calendar year on pertinent issues for State administered refugee programs. Recent letters are attached. If you need a copy of any State Letter not attached, contact ORR at ORR Webmaster.

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

ORR Regulations

These rules govern ORR's resettlement programs and allocation of funding. Click on the links below to read Title 45, Public welfare.

• 400 - Refugee Resettlement Program
• 401 - Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program

Legislative Authority

• Immigration and Nationality Act (DHS) - Description about the Act and how it was created. Also link to the Act's menu to read the statutes governing immigration law.
   - The Refugee Act
• Cuban Adjustment Act (USCIS)
   - Eligibility for permanent residence under the Cuban Adjustment Act despite having arrived at a place other than a designated port of entry
   - Clarification of Eligibility for Permanent Residence Under Cuban Adjustment Act
• Amerasian Homecoming Act, Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1998, as amended
• Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (USDOS)
• Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
• Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
• William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008