Immigration Newsmaker: U.S. Humanitarian Migration Policy

Immigration Newsmaker: U.S. Humanitarian Migration Policy
A Conversation with Andrew Veprek,
Head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration

Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2026) - The Center for Immigration Studies invites you to an Immigration Newsmaker event featuring Andrew Veprek, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).

What is the State Department doing on migration — and what comes next?

Location: National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
The event will also be livestreamed.

Register to attend in person - [email protected]

Veprek leads PRM, the State Department’s bureau responsible for international migration policy and oversight of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

Moderated by Mark Krikorian, the Center's executive director, the discussion will cover key issues shaping U.S. and global migration policy, including:

• The role of the State Department in implementing President Trump’s immigration policies.
• Reorganization of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to support the President’s immigration policies.
• U.S. funding of international organizations and NGOs and its effect on migration flows.
• Refugee resettlement under the Trump Administration, including Afrikaners.
• The Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program.
• Reforming the global refugee and asylum system.