# 89 FR 83767: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2025 > Federal · Presidential documents · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2024-24321 ## Section - **Citation:** 89 FR 83767 - **Heading:** Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2025 - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Presidential documents - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Presidential Documents / Presidential Document / 2024-24321 ## Text [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2024)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 83767-83768] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-24321] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 202 / Friday, October 18, 2024 / Presidential Documents [[Page 83767]] Presidential Determination No. 2024-13 of September 30, 2024 Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2025 Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admission of up to 125,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with the following regional allocations: Africa............................. 30,000-50,000 East Asia.......................... 10,000-20,000 Europe and Central Asia............ 2,000-3,000 Latin America/Caribbean............ 35,000-50,000 Near East/South Asia............... 30,000-45,000 allocations: Africa............................. 30,000-50,000 East Asia.......................... 10,000-20,000 Europe and Central Asia............ 2,000-3,000 Latin America/Caribbean............ 35,000-50,000 Near East/South Asia............... 30,000-45,000 The above allocation ranges are intended to provide flexibility as needs arise, but the total admissions among all of the regions may not exceed 125,000. Upon providing notification to the Judiciary Committees of the Congress, you are hereby authorized to transfer unused admissions allocated to a particular region to one or more other regions, if there is a need for greater admissions for the region or regions to which the admissions are being transferred. Consistent with section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(b)(2)), I hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States and designate such persons for this purpose. Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)), and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2025, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their countries of nationality or habitual residence: t (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)), and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2025, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their countries of nationality or habitual residence: a. Persons in Cuba; b. Persons in Eurasia and the Baltics; c. Persons in Iraq; d. Persons in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; and e. In certain circumstances, persons identified by a United States Embassy or by an authorized State Department referral partner in any location. [[Page 83768]] You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 30, 2024 [FR Doc. 2024-24321 Filed 10-17-24; 8:45 am] Billing code 4710-10-P ## Nearby sections - [80 FR 3461 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-01283.md) - [80 FR 6645 Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2016 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-02539.md) - [80 FR 9983 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-04006.md) - [80 FR 10321 Determination and Waiver Pursuant to Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 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