washington white house domestic policy council dpc take lead decision many refugees admit unite state next year two current three former officials say move may empower wish reduce immigration council report u.s. president donald trump senior adviser policy stephen miller architect trump initial travel ban adopt role traditionally handle national security council state department officials shift may strengthen hand officials like trump wish cut number refugees resettle unite state foreign policy experts view issue international humanitarian lens say take vital get others keep border open bureaucratic maneuver appear part wide washington fight step trump administration take limit immigration unite state include two trump executive order challenge court temporarily ban refugees enter well visit citizens six muslim-majority nations internal debate cost resettle refugees crackdown illegal immigration law president must tell congress oct. start fiscal year many refugees believe need resettle unite state next year know many refugees trump decide admit dpc enhance role may reflect white house tendency view issue political prism give trump focus 2016 election campaign curb immigration popularity base current former officials say see continuation campaign issue keep america safe rather humanitarian issue help people flee persecution war overseas say one former official speak condition anonymity original jan. 27 executive order trump say people admit refugees convict implicate terrorism-related crimes call tight vet deteriorate condition certain countries due war strife disaster civil unrest increase likelihood terrorists use mean possible enter add critics argue refugees heavily vet group come unite state highly unlikely pose threat white house state department respond request comment miller keynote speaker 2015 award ceremony center immigration study group aim limit immigration dpc member john zadrozny work federation american immigration reform seek low immigration level closely reflect past policy travel ban executive order trump order unite state accept maximum 50,000 refugees permanent resettlement fiscal 2017 year end sept. 30 less half 110,000 president barack obama authorize would low level refugee resettlement unite state since fiscal 2007 48,282 admit july 21 unite state take 50,334 far fiscal 2017 accord official data graphic u.s. refugee admissions see tmsnrt.rs/2h0pqrc however would track original guideline set refugee act 1980 cap admissions 50,000 fiscal 1980 1981 1982 unless president find justify humanitarian national interest ground fiscal 1983 50,000 cap apply proponents argue unite state need take refugees many reason least help make case state jordan turkey lebanon accept hundreds thousands syrian refugees keep border open much talk recently allege security implications let refugees administration seem fully cognizant national security implications keep refugees say rebecca heller international refugee assistance project sue block trump travel ban executive order ally middle east depend partnership defeat islamic state group rely u.s. refugee resettlement relieve strain place refugees domestic infrastructure add white house domestic advisers take lead refugee decision officials