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3 Aug 2021 The State Department announced Monday that it is expanding eligibility criteria to allow thousands more at-risk Afghans and their families to qualify for U.S. refugee status and ultimately obtain American citizenship. U.S. officials cited an increase in Taliban violence as the reason for granting access to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) to more Afghan nationals and their eligible family members who do not meet the qualification standards for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs...

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

Last Updated: US To Expand Afghan Refugee Resettlement Program As Taliban Violence Escalates In light of increased levels of Taliban violence, government is working to provide certain Afghans, including those who worked with the US, state dept. said IMAGE: AP The US State Department on Monday announced that it was expanding the eligibility for Afghan refugee resettlement program for those fleeing Afghanistan as violence and political turmoil continue to escalate in the conflict-ridden cou...

U.S. State Dept.: Taliban shows little regard for human life Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:27 PM PT – Monday, August 2, 2021 The U.S. State Department has struggled to keep up with the crumbling situation in Afghanistan. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the growing atrocities committed by the Taliban have posed significant problems ...

Church group seeks ‘educational pathways’ for refugees to reach America Jul 3, 2021 national correspondent Migrants from Central America use the sinks at the "House of the Refugee" in El Paso, Texas, April 24, 2019, which gives temporary shelter to migrants released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection due to overcrowded facilities. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters, via CNS). A new report from a faith-based organization calls for the federal gover...

Print this article The State Departments recent admission that thousands of Iraqis likely filed fraudulent refugee applications for resettlement in the United States is not a surprise. Instead, the actual shock is that the State Department is finally admitting to what has long been known. Disturbingly, in terms of the fraud-laden U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, history is simply repeating itself — as it appears that the massive deception inherent in the Iraqi resettlement program can no lo...

With World Refugee Day and new UN global refugee figures expected this week, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has partnered with pollster YouGov to evaluate public opinion regarding welcoming refugees in the United States, and regarding US efforts to vaccinate refugees and vulnerable populations around the world against Covid-19. The national poll, conducted May 31 to

US Lawmakers Seek Continued Efforts in Afghanistan Eleven members of the US House of Representatives--10 Democrats and one Republican--wrote a letter to President Joe Biden on the “enduring interests and ideals that should continue to guide US efforts in Afghanistan even as the armed forces end their mission in the country” amid the start of the withdrawal of American troops from the country. The letter was signed by US Reps. Tom Malinowski (D), Jim Langevin (D), Mike Waltz (R), Stephanie...

POLITICO Afghans who aided U.S. troops are in danger of being hunted down by the Taliban. “The day the last U.S. soldier goes wheels up out of Bagram air base, we’ve handed these people a death sentence,” Rep. Michael Waltz said in an interview. | AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack Link Copied House lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration’s lack of progress in expediting special immigrant visas for thousands of Afghans who have worked with the U.S. as the deadline t...

White House Weighs Evacuating Afghans as Time Runs Out Bloomberg 1 hr ago © Photographer: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP White House Weighs Evacuating Afghans as Time Runs Out (Bloomberg) -- The Biden administration is debating how to get thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. out of the country before American forces withdraw in a few months, amid fears that time is running out ahead of a potential Taliban takeover. White House national security aides have held several meetings about the issue in...