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FORT MCCOY, Wis. –An evening bugle call played in the background as Nabila, her mother, and an English-speaking friend talked with a reporter over the phone. They’d been at Fort McCoy for about two weeks, arriving in early September. Nabila, 21, has no idea when she’ll be able to leave. Maybe six weeks, maybe two months, she says through her...

The Biden administration is planning to resettle 399 Afghan refugees in Wisconsin, as U.S. pauses flights of additional evacuees due to measles

To date, task force mccoy supported 2,383 afghans who are being housed in hard structures with shower and bathroom facilities in each building. task force liberty at joint base mcguire dix new jersey currently has a capacity of 3,500 and received us first group of afghans wednesday august 25th. to date, task force liberty supported 1,192 afghans who are being housed in a mix of hard and soft sided structures. final capacity at task force liberty is expected to be at least 10,000. so today our to...

Coming across cleared by that process which im comfortable with. with regards to covid, the afghans coming from the middle east into our locations that we have stood up are all being tested. actually multiple times. we test them 100% upon arrival at each location. theyre getting tested at dulles as well. and en route they get tested. ill give you some numbers. we are seeing so far to date when i was at ft. mccoy only three out of more than 1,300 had tested positive. when i went to ft. bliss, the...

That airport is opening today. additional sites are possible. heres a snapshot of the numbers. task force eagle in virginia has a capacity for 1,750. today task force eagle at fort lee has supported 1,647 afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. nearly half of whom have completed the process and moved on with the support of the department of state, nongovernmental, intergovernmental organizations. in fort bliss, they have a capacity of 5,000 and started receiving flights augu...

To vet all afghans being evacuated before allowing them into the united states. during recent visits to ft. lee, ft. mccoy and bliss, i saw the operation firsthand. i watched our personnel operating with kmags compassion as they help the afghans and their families who have done s much for our united states and allies through two deck audz of conflict. i talked to the afghans in each location. during a conversation i had with one afghan family, i asked if they had what they needed. if they were d...

Youll see at the task force. task force eagle at ft. lee virginia stood up in july and has capacity for 1,750. today task force eagle at ft. lee supported 1,647 afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. half of whom have completed the process and have moved on with the support of the department of state, nongovernmental, intergovernmental organizations and volunteer organizations. task force bliss at ft. bliss, texas, currently has capacity of 5,000. and received first flights...

0 we have a responsibility to these individuals that worked with our colleagues on the ground in kabul and we are grateful for their commitment and dedication to the united states. i can confirm that the vast majority of our locally-employed staff and their immediate family members have been evacuated or are currently on the ground of the hamed karzai airport. were working to evacuate remaining staff and weve been in direct contact with them. these employees have served the united states. they h...

0 kabul. and we are grateful for their commitment and dedication to the united states. i can confirm the vast majority of our staff and the immediate family members have been evacuated or are currently on the grounds of the karzai international airport. were actively working to evacuate remaining staff and we have been in direct contact with them. these employees have served the united states. they have not only worked for us, they have worked with us. they are our colleagues as you heard us say...

Sen. Ron Johnson claims to have inside sources -- who he would not identify -- that make him worry about American safety in bringing refugees into Wisconsin. He claims there's no firm plan to screen refugees.