A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
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Latest Action · June 18, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3473-3474)
S.Res. 287 is a non-binding congressional resolution that reaffirms the Senate's commitment to protecting refugees and displaced persons globally and domestically. The resolution emphasizes that the United States has historically welcomed refugees fleeing persecution and that the Refugee Admissions Program—which admitted nearly 100,000 refugees in fiscal year 2024—serves important humanitarian, national security, and foreign policy goals. The resolution opposes an executive order issued in January 2025 that indefinitely suspended all refugee admissions to the United States, noting that this suspension has left over 100,000 conditionally approved refugees stranded and has restricted asylum protections. The resolution calls on President Trump to lift the suspension and restore the refugee program, and it urges the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and other officials to uphold U.S. leadership in international refugee protection, continue supporting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and work to address the root causes of global displacement. While the resolution carries no binding authority or funding, it expresses the Senate's formal position that comprehensive, fair, and humane refugee policies are essential to U.S. interests and values.
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