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A refugee is someone living outside the U.S who has experienced persecution or fears persecution due to race, ideology, or group affiliation. Before any refugee arrives in the U.S, the president must issue a Presidential Determination outlining the number of refugees to admit in the next fiscal year. In order for their cases to be reviewed, refuges must receive a referral to U.S Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). This referral can only come from the United Nations Refugee Agency. They are then subject to a series of interviews and background checks to thoroughly vet their claims. The data collected will be run through “at least four independent databases, some of them based on biometrics, some of them based on biographical information.” (Lucy Westcott) The entire vetting process will be repeated if any information does not match up pre-existing information provided by the refugee. All things considered, it takes around 18-24 months to safely admit a refugee into the United