Mabadiliko katika mpango wa wakimbizi nchini Marekani

Imerekebishwa Februari 21, 2026
Makazi mapya ya wakimbizi nchini Marekani yamebadilika. Watu wachache wanaweza kuingia kupitia mpango wa wakimbizi na baadhi ya taratibu zimesimamishwa. Ikiwa wewe ni mkimbizi nchini Marekani, katika taratibu za ng'ambo, au unatarajia kutuma maombi, ni muhimu kuelewa kinachoendelea sasa.

Taarifa kwa wakimbizi ambao tayari wako Marekani.

Ikiwa uliingia Marekani kupitia mpango wa usajili wa wakimbizi wa Marekani, hakuna mabadiliko katika hali yako ya sasa. Mashirika ya Makazi Mapya hutoa usaidizi wenye kikomo na programu kama vile Usaidizi wa Fedha kwa Wakimbizi (RCA) na Usaidizi wa Matibabu kwa Wakimbizi (RMA) zinaweza kupatikana kulingana na jimbo lako.

Operesheni ya kuwazuia wakimbizi na kupitia kesi zao

On February 18, the administration announced a plan to arrest and re-interview any refugees who have lived in the U.S. for at least one year and who have not yet received a Green Card. Refugees who have filed an application for a Green Card (Form I-485) and who appear at scheduled interviews and appointments “may” not be subject to an arrest. 

Here is what you need to know:

  • The Department of Homeland Security is required to arrest and detain refugees who do not file I-485 applications after one year in the U.S.
  •  At your Green Card interview, officers will review whether you qualified for refugee status when you entered the U.S. They may also review “inadmissibility issues,” or past concerns that could affect your application. This happens whether you are in detention or not.
  • They may try to end your refugee status and deport some refugees as part of this re-interview process. So far, there are no reports of refugees being deported under the new policy or Operation PARRIS.
  • There are no specific nationalities targeted. All refugees may be impacted.
  • The policy does not state where or when the arrests may begin, but some refugees with pending Green Card applications have already received requests to appear for a re-interview. 

Based on what we know right now, here is how you can prepare:

  • If you are a refugee and have not already filed an I-485 to adjust to a Green Card, you should do so immediately. Learn how. 
  • If you are a refugee who is not already a lawful permanent resident, consider filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to get a copy of your refugee application file. This can help you prepare for a potential interview.
  • Ikiwa unapata taarifa ya mahojiano ya pili, kwenda kwenye mahojiano kunaweza kusaidia kupunguza hatari yako ya kukamatwa.
  • It is important to learn how to prepare for an encounter with ICE
  • Ikiwa unaweza, tafuta ushauri kutoka kwa mwanasheria wa uhamiaji au shirika la kisheria linaloaminika ili kuelewa chaguzi zako na hatari zinazoweza kutokea.
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Tafuta msaada wa kisheria

Fahamu jinsi ya kupata msaada wa bure au wa gharama nafuu kutoka kwa wanasheria wa uhamiaji wanaoaminika.

How does this differ from Operation PARRIS?

In January, DHS and USCIS started Operation PARRIS in Minnesota to arrest refugees who had not yet adjusted to a Green Card and review their cases. On January 28, a Judge in Minnesota temporarily blocked the arrests of refugees under this operation and required the release of those who were already arrested.

The ruling only stopped arrests in Minnesota. Interviews and reviews are still happening in Minnesota, and refugee arrests could happen in other places under the new February 18 memo. 

Sitisha maombi ya Green Card

Maombi yote ya Green Card (I-485) yanayosubiriwa kwa wakimbizi waliolazwa kati ya Januari 20, 2021, na Februari 20, 2025, pia yamesitishwa kwa muda usiojulikana.

  • Even though applications are paused, it is important to continue to file to help protect against potential detention by ICE. 
  • Some Green Cards may still be issued for refugees following the completion of a “re-interview” process.

Serikali pia imetangaza kanuni tofauti kwa watu kutoka nchi zilizowekewa marufuku ya kusafiri, ambazo zinaweza kukuathiri pia.

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Taarifa kwa wale ambao tayari wako katika mchakato

Hii ni pamoja na watu ambao wameanza utaratibu wa wakimbizi lakini bado wako nje ya Marekani, ikiwa ni pamoja na kesi za kufuata kujiunga.

Madai ya Wakimbizi:

  • Mpango wa Marekani wa Kupokea Wakimbizi (USRAP) umesitishwa, hivyo kesi nyingi za wakimbizi ng'ambo haziwezi kuendelea.
  • Usafiri wa wakimbizi umeanza tena, lakini kwa wale tu waliopewa kipaumbele na serikali, wakiwemo watu kutoka Afrika Kusini wa jamii ya Afrikaner.
  • Marufuku ya wakimbizi bado ipo. Ni watu tu wanaopokea ruhusa maalum ndio wanaoweza kuingia.

Fuata ili kujiunga (I-730) kwa wakimbizi:

  • Kesi nyingi zimesisimishwa nje ya nchi.
  • Safari za kwenda Marekani zimesitishwa.

International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) hutoa taarifa na mwongozo wa kina kwa wakimbizi.

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Taarifa kwa wale wanaotaka kutuma ombi

Hivi sasa, chaguo nyingi za kuomba makazi mapya nchini Marekani zimefungwa au zina vikomo vingi.

  • Huwezi kutuma ombi kupitia mpango wa wakimbizi kwa wakati huu kwa sababu USRAP imesimamishwa.
  • Marufuku ya wakimbizi bado ipo. Ni watu tu waliopata msamaha wanaoruhusiwa kuingia.
  • Mpango wa Ufadhili Binafsi umefungwa. Raia wa Marekani na wakaazi wa kudumu hawawezi kuomba kuwa mfadhili wa wakimbizi.
  • Uamuzi wa Rais wa wakimbizi walioruhusiwa kwa mwaka wa 2026 ni 7,500 na sanasana ni kwa Afrikaners. Kwa sasa, nafasi hizi zinaweza kutumiwa tu na watu wanaopata msamaha wa marufuku ya wakimbizi.

Je, makazi mapya ya wakimbizi ni nini?

Makazi mapya ya wakimbizi ni utaratibu unaoruhusu baadhi ya wakimbizi kuingia Marekani na kupokea huduma za kuwasaidia kujenga upya maisha yao.

  • Watu wanapaswa kutuma ombi la mpango wa mkimbizi wakiwa nje ya Marekani.
  • Umoja wa Mataifa na washika dau wengine huwaelekeza wakimbizi watarajiwa kwenye Mpango wa Marekani wa Kupokea Wakimbizi (USRAP), ambao unajumuisha utaratibu mrefu wa mahojiano na uchunguzi.  
  • Kila mwaka, serikali ya Marekani huweka kikomo kwa idadi ya wakimbizi wanaoruhusiwa kuingia nchini, kinachoitwa “Uamuzi wa Rais”.
  • Mashirika ya makazi mapya hutoa usaidizi wa muda mfupi kwa makazi, mafao na mahitaji ya msingi.

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