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Kick it now, it does not. is there a way to get that number closer? lprs have also been contacted? what about sav applicants? you know, since this began, theres been a lot of criticism of the administration and a lot of push back from people within the administration from the hand that you were dealt or you say you were dealt by the previous administration in terms of the deal with the taliban, in terms of the siv program and the refugee program. youve been in office almost eight months. five mo...

So theyre the ones in the early stages getting them through the line, right? >> yeah, youre right. youre concerns are legitimate. theres people that slip through the cracks. theres so many opportunities for them to do so. thats the immediate concern. i cant stress enough how our southern border is a long-term major concern givens that we have a foot hold for the taliban now. from there they can do a lot of bad things. they can exploit the southern border. we have too tighten up the southern boar...

0 >> it does not. >> lprs also been qucontacted? >> yep. >> what about siv applicants? can we get numbers? >> its okay. >> since this whole thing began theres been a lot of criticism of the administration over how its handled. theres been a lot of push back about the hand that you were dealt by the previous administration in terms of the deal with the taliban and terms of the siv program and the broader refugee program. you have been in office for almost eight months. its been five months since ...

0 these are known passport holders. >> okay. but have -- have lprs also been contacted? >> yes. >> and what about siv applicants, people who are -- were in contact -- >> will we get -- >> im sorry. >> i dont expect you to have all of it, but then, you know, since this whole thing began theres been a lot of criticism of the administration over how it handled it and theres been a lot of pushback from people within the administration about the hand that you were basically dealt or what you say you ...

Many attempts, actually, of rejections and so the numbers that were initially put forward didnt necessarily reflect the number of people who would wish to apply for the visas that they were entitled to. and also weve also heard from the president since then that they were expanding eligibility for the refugee program to include people who had worked with the united states like with u.s.a. id or with the u.s. media so there were more people who were entitled to at least attempt to get to the unit...

Theres been leading up to this. president biden met this morning with the g7 leaders and discussed whether and how to stick to this august 31st withdrawal date. ill be looking to see how firmly he articulates that as the absolute date beyond it. also are they moving the goal post at all in terms of what the mission here is? as you pointed out, originally president biden said they would want to be able to evacuate any american and visa holder who wanted to be evacuated. is that still the language...

Picks up our news coverage now. >> thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, everyone. im alecia menendez. the massive high stakes operation to evacuate americans and their families in taliban held afghanistan. there are more than 80,000 afghans already waiting in a live and death situations. waiting to come to the u.s. the process is a refugee program gutted from the previous administration. this final year in office trump had the refugee ceiling at 50,000 down from the 100,000 refugees allo...

Were going to say to the other 15,000 because we havent been able to handle the bureaucracy of our paperwork and sometimes up to three years tough lung, were going to leave you behind, that would be in my mind, undefensible. . >> whats your advice to the president right now in this moment? >> i think first, i think the president needs to make it explicit that were going to get out all the people who have already been put in our system as candidates and get them out. second, i think we have to re...

Theyre now expanding access to a refugee program for certain afghans to leave the country. the focus had been on translators for the military. so who else is eligible now? >> theyre expanding the program to those not eligible are potentiallyllithible for this program. they worked for u.s. backed organizations in the country and ngos who worked for u.s.-based media companies. there are a lot of afghans who could potentially qualify for this program. now, the thing that were learning this morning,...

Reprisals as u.s. troops are in the final stages of withdrawing from that region. cnn national security correspondent kylie atwood has more for us now. what are you learning about the airstrikes and the expansion of this refugee program? >> well, the expansion of this refugee program is going to be welcome in afghanistan where a lot of these afghans who worked with u.s. organizations, who worked as u.s. contractors werent eligible to apply for refugee status in the u.s., also werent eligible for...