MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1)) (MRAA), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1)…
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FACT SHEET: Marking the Two-Year Anniversary of the Report on the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
Two years ago, the Biden-Harris Administration released the Report on the Impact of Climate Change on Migration. Today, the Administration is providing an update on actions taken under President Biden’s Executive Order 14013 Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration and efforts to address the effects of climate…
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with President Arévalo of Guatemala
Vice President Kamala Harris met with President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala today to strengthen the U.S.-Guatemala bilateral relationship and make progress on addressing the root causes of migration. They discussed the importance of good governance, economic opportunity, security, and migration management and how the United States can work with Guatemala to support these goals. The…
Fact Sheet: Third Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles DeclarationOn Migration and Protection in Guatemala
Nearly two years ago, in response to the historic challenge of migration and forced displacement, President Biden launched the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, with 20 leaders from across the Western Hemisphere. The Los Angeles Declaration is a first-of-its-kind framework to promote coordinated action under three core pillars: (1) addressing root causes and…
Joint Statement from the United States and Guatemala on Migration
On May 31, 2023, as follow up to the May 26, 2023 call between President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei and Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dr. Phil Gordon and National Security Council Senior Director for Transborder Katie Tobin led a high-level delegation of White House and State…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Third Ministerial of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection in Guatemala
Via Teleconference MODERATOR: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining the call this morning. Apologies for the rescheduling from yesterday. This call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials.” For your awareness, not for reporting purposes, on the line we have [senior administration official], we have the [senior administration official],…
Mexico-U.S. Joint Communique: Mexico and the United States Reaffirm Their Shared Commitments on an Orderly, Humane and Regular Migration
President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador received yesterday in Mexico City a delegation of senior officials from the United States led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and White House Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. President López Obrador thanked President Joe Biden for sending the U.S. delegation to…
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, in San Francisco, California. The two leaders reaffirmed the U.S.-Mexico relationship as a consequential strategic partnership that spans the full spectrum of national and homeland security interests ranging from economic competitiveness and climate change to citizen security and migration management. …
Memorandum on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs
Presidential DeterminationNo. 2023-04 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1) (MRAA), I hereby determine, pursuant…
Readout of Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer’s Meeting with Colombian Acting Foreign Minister
Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer hosted Colombian Acting Foreign Minister Luis Murillo and his delegation at the White House on April 11, 2024 for the United States-Colombia High-Level Strategic Dialogue. Mr. Finer was joined by Assistant Secretary Brian Nichols of the Department of State, Assistant Secretary Blas Nunez-Neto of the Department of Homeland Security, and National Security Council…
