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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 recent days to trade ideas, discussing options including a mass evacuation of thousands of people to a third country where they could be processed and brought to the U.S. The bigges...

An Open Letter to Secretaries Blinken and Austin Regarding Afghan SIVs Signed by 100 Former Foreign Service and Military Officers An Open Letter to Secretaries Blinken and Austin Regarding Afghan SIVs Signed by 100 Former Foreign Service and Military Officers Note: The below letter was sent to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on May 10, 2021. MEIs Senior Vice President Gerald Feierstein, Distinguished Senior Fellow on Nationa...

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 recent days to trade ideas, discussing options including a mass evacuation of thousands of people to a third country where they could be processed and brought to the U.S. The big...

By JENNIFER JACOBS | Bloomberg | Published: May 12, 2021 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 recent days to trade ideas, discussing options including a mass evacuation of thousands of people to a third country where...

The Biden administration and Congress must find bipartisan avenues to not only welcome more refugees, but allocate critical resources that will allow the USRAP to rebuild. The United States cannot afford to wait to resume its humanitarian leadership.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that he would be raising the refugee admissions cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500 from the previous administration's 15,000 refugee cap. In a statement, Biden said that the new cap "will also reinforce...

Photo: Andrew Oberstadt/IRC After four years of Trump Administration policies that harmed people seeking safety, President Joe Biden pledged to restore America’s long tradition of welcome. Following some critical first steps during his first 100 days in office, he increased his predecessor’s record-low cap on refugee admissions on May 3. This is welcome news to thousands of refugees who were left in precarious situations. Here’s what you need to know: Robert Sebatware and his wife Esther ...

AP Photo/Evan Vucci Joe Biden issued a statement Monday that he is reversing his decision to retain the Trump administration’s cap on refugees. Just last month, Biden announced he would keep Trump’s cap in place. The cap on the number of refugees will be raised from 15,000 to 62,500. Why now? Biden is in a tight spot with both progressives and conservatives over the crisis on the southern border. The humanitarian and public health crisis is of his own making because he has moved quickly to...

communications [at] rescue.org New York, NY, May 3, 2021 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds today to the signing of an Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions, which raises the historically low, Trump-era Fiscal Year 2021 admissions goal of 15,000 to 62,500.  This announcement is important for America and for refugees. Refugee resettlement is a proven, successful, secure method of bringing some of the most vulnerable people in the world to start a new li...

US needs to rebuild its refugee resettlement program Kerry Boyd Anderson April 26, 2021 22:20 Asylum-seeking migrant Jonathan, 6, from Honduras, sits near his father after crossing the Rio Grande, La Joya, Texas, March 14, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/bcyyk When the Biden administration this month announced plans to mostly maintain the historically low cap on refugees set by its predecessor, the backlash from Democrats was so swift that the White House changed tune within hours. ...