2010 - 2005

President Issues FY 2011 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations (12/7/2010)
President Obama’s Presidential Determination No. 2011-02 of October 8, 2010: FY 2011 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status. (75 FR 75851, 12/07/10) AILA Doc. No. 10120760.
AILA Doc. No. 10120760.
Presidential Memo on Foreign Governments’ Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons (11/1/2010)
A 9/10/10 Presidential Memorandum making determinations on foreign governments' efforts regarding trafficking in persons, including Burma, Cuba, DRC, DPRK, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. (75 FR 67017, 11/01/10) AILA Doc. No. 10110163.
AILA Doc. No. 10110163.
President Proclaims Constitution and Citizenship Day 2010 (9/24/2010)
Presidential Proclamation of September 17, 2010, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23, 2010, as Constitution Week. (75 FR 57835, 9/22/10). AILA Doc. No. 10092465.
AILA Doc. No. 10092465.
Presidential Memorandum: Refugee Admissions(37 KB - 10/12/2010)
A 10/08/10 memorandum from President Barack Obama to the Secretary of State authorizing the admission of up to 80,000 refugees to the U.S. during FY2011. The memorandum specifies refugee admissions allocations by region. AILA Doc. No. 10101263.
AILA Doc. No. 10101263.
Presidential Memorandum: TVPRA Delegation of Authority(42 KB - 9/29/2010)
9/20/10 memorandum from President Barack Obama to the Secretary of State delegating the waiver authority functions conferred by §107(a) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457) to the Secretary of State. AILA Doc. No. 10092961.
AILA Doc. No. 10092961.
President Obama Extends Grant of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians(11 KB - 3/22/2010)
The White House issued a memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security stating that the President extended the grant of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians through September 30, 2011. AILA Doc. No. 10032262.
AILA Doc. No. 10032262.
President Proclaims National Angel Island Day, 2010 (1/26/2010)
The President proclaimed 1/21/10 National Angel Island Day. The proclamation states that “if there is any vindication for the Angel Island immigrants who endured so many hardships, it is the success achieved by those who were allowed entry.” (75 FR 3981, 1/26/10). AILA Doc. No. 10012673.
AILA Doc. No. 10012673.
President Issues FY2010 Refugee Admissions Numbers (10/13/2009)
President Obama issued Presidential Determination No. 2009–32 of September 30, 2009: FY2010 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-country Refugee Status. (74 FR 52385, 10/13/09) AILA Doc. No. 09101360.
AILA Doc. No. 09101360.
White House Memo on Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba(78 KB - 4/16/2009)
A 4/13/09 memo on Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba outlines changes in policy including travel restrictions and remittances. AILA Doc. No. 09041671.
AILA Doc. No. 09041671.
Presidential Memo on Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians(47 KB - 3/24/2009)
A 3/20/09 Presidential Memo for the Secretary of Homeland Security extending deferred enforced departure for Liberians. AILA Doc. No. 09032466.
AILA Doc. No. 09032466.
White House Publishes Memo on Regulatory Review (2/3/2009)
The White House published a memo in the Federal Register, which directs the Director of OMB to produce a set of recommendations for a new Executive Order on Federal regulatory review within one hundred days. (74 FR 5975, 2/3/09). AILA Doc. No. 09020262.
AILA Doc. No. 09020262.
White House Memo Calling for Halt to Midnight Regulations (1/26/2009)
Memo from President Obama’s Chief of Staff instructing federal agency heads that no regulations should be sent to the Fed. Reg. for publication unless reviewed and approved by a department or agency head appointed by the President after noon on 1/20/09. (74 FR 4435, 1/26/09) AILA Doc. No. 09012163.
AILA Doc. No. 09012163.
President Obama Memo on Transparency and Open Government (1/26/2009)
On 1/21/09 President Obama issued a memo regarding transparency and open government, which has been published in the Federal Register. (74 FR 4685, 1/26/09). AILA Doc. No. 09012366.
AILA Doc. No. 09012366.
President Obama Memo on FOIA Procedures (1/26/2009)
A 1/21/09 memo from President Obama provides guidance to Agency heads on FOIA procedures. (74 FR 4681, 1/26/09) AILA Doc. No. 09012364.
AILA Doc. No. 09012364.
White House Publishes Presidential Determination on FY 2009 Refugee Admissions (10/7/2008)
President Bush’s Presidential Determination on Fiscal Year 2009 refugee admissions numbers and authorizations of in-country refugee status was published in the Federal Register. (73 FR 58865, 10/7/08). AILA Doc. No. 08100763.
AILA Doc. No. 08100763.
President Amends Executive Order to Require E-Verify for Contractors (6/11/2008)
President Bush Executive Order 13465, amending Executive Order 12989, so that federal agencies cannot enter into contracts with employers that do not “use the best available means to confirm the work authorization of their workforce," i.e. E-Verify. (73 FR 33283, 6/11/08). AILA Doc. No. 08061161.
AILA Doc. No. 08061161.
Presidential Determination on FY2008 Refugee Admissions Numbers (10/18/2007)
A 10/2/07 Presidential Determination and Memo to the Secretary of State on FY2008 refugee admissions numbers and authorizations of in-country refugee status. (72 FR 58991, 10/18/07). AILA Doc. No. 07101861.
AILA Doc. No. 07101861.
Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Those Who Threaten Lebanon's Sovereignty (7/3/2007)
On 6/28/07 the President issued a proclamation suspending entry into the U.S. of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa holders who "threaten Lebanon’s sovereignty and democracy." (72 FR 36585, 7/3/07). AILA Doc. No. 07070361.
AILA Doc. No. 07070361.
Presidential Determination on Funding for Forced Migrants from Somalian and Sri Lankan Conflicts (12/21/2006)
The White House announced its determination that up to $5.215 million be made available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for unexpected, urgent refugee and migration needs resulting from conflicts in Somalia and Sri Lanka. (71 FR 76571, 12/21/06). AILA Doc. No. 06122164.
AILA Doc. No. 06122164.
White House Rescinds Libya's Terror Sponsor Designation (5/26/2006)
Presidential Determination rescinding the designation of the Government of Libya as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.(71 FR 30551, 5/26/06) AILA Doc. No. 06052661.
AILA Doc. No. 06052661.
President Bush Suspends Entry of Belarusian Officials (5/16/2006)
Presidential proclamation suspends the entry as immigrants or nonimmigrants of members of the Belarus government of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and others. (71 FR 28541, 5/16/06) AILA Doc. No. 06051662.
AILA Doc. No. 06051662.
President's Remarks on Immigration Reform (11/29/2005)
Transcript of President's 11/28/05 remarks regarding immigration reform. AILA Doc. No. 05112964.
AILA Doc. No. 05112964.
Presidential Determination on FY2006 Refugee Admissions (11/1/2005)
The White House announces its determination of refugee admission numbers and allocations for fiscal year 2006. (70 FR 65825 (11/1/05) AILA Doc. No. 05110111.
AILA Doc. No. 05110111.
White House Expresses Strong Support for Harsh Immigration and Asylum Provisions Contained in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 1268)(771 KB - 4/27/2005)
A letter to the Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA) from the White House supporting the immigration and asylum provisions in the REAL ID Act and urging speedy passage of the Emergency Supplemental Bill (H.R. 1268). AILA Doc. No. 05042760.
AILA Doc. No. 05042760.

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