Displaced Persons Act

Displaced Persons Act of 1948
Great Seal of the United States
Long title An act to authorize for a limited period of time the admission into the United States of certain European displaced persons for permanent residence, and for other purposes
Enacted by the 80th United States Congress
Effective June 25, 1948
Citations
Public law 80-774
Statutes at Large 62 Stat. 1009, Chapter 647
Codification
Titles amended 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections amended Appendix - Civilian Protection from War Hazards - Admission of Displaced Persons § 1951 - 1965
Legislative history

The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 (Pub.L. 80–774)[1] authorized for a limited period of time the admission into the United States of certain European displaced persons for permanent residence, and for other purposes after World War II.[2][3]

The United States Statutes at Large 62 Stat. 1009 was signed into law by the thirty-third President of the United States Harry Truman on June 25, 1948.[4]

Proclamations of the Act

Eligible displaced person - any displaced person or refugee as defined by Annex I of the Constitution of the International Refugee Organization.[5] A displaced person is eligible for admission to the United States given the conditions on or after September 1, 1939 and on or before December 22, 1945.

Immigration visas - limitations of visa quotas for eligible displaced persons as authorized by the Act

Displaced Persons Commission

The Displaced Persons Commission was created with the enactment of the U.S. Senate S. 2242 bill. The Commission provided oversight of the U.S. displaced persons organization from June 25, 1948 through August 31, 1952.[6]

During the four years of the Commission legislative oversight, President Truman issued Executive Orders petitioning the Commission for investigative reports concerning the activities of the U.S. displaced persons affairs.[7][8]

References

  1. Sarah Starkweather. "US immigration legislation online". University of Washington, Bothell Library. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. "Displaced Persons Act (United States) (1948)". Encyclopedia of Immigration. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "1948 Displaced Persons Act". US immigration legislation online. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "142 - Statement by the President Upon Signing the Displaced Persons Act" June 25, 1948". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. "Constitution of the International Refugee Organization". The Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy. Lillian Goldman Law Library - Yale University. December 15, 1946. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "Executive Order 10382 - Providing for the Liquidation of the Affairs of the Displaced Person's Commission" August 9, 1952". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  7. Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "Executive Order 10003 - Providing for the Investigation of and Report on Displaced Persons Seeking Admission Into the United States" October 4, 1948". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  8. Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "Executive Order 10131 - Providing for the Investigation of and Report on Displaced Pesons and Persons of German Ethnic Origin Seeking Admission Into the United States" June 16, 1950". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

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