This executive order suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) until the secretary of homeland security, in consultation with secretary of state, submits a report to the president with respect to whether the resumption of entry of refugees in the United States under the USRAP would be in the interest of the United States, which report was to be made within 90 days of the date of the executive order. However, the executive order allows the secretary of state and the secretary of homeland security to jointly determine to admit aliens to the United States as refugees on a case by case basis in their discretion so long as they determine the admission is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the U.S. Finally, this order revokes executive order 14013 of Feb. 4, 2021, which enhanced programs to resettle refugees.

Enforcement of this executive order was enjoined by a federal district judge on Feb. 28, 2025, but on March 25, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States stayed enforcement of the injunction except as to individuals who were conditionally approved for refugee status prior to Jan. 20, 2025.