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Afghan journalists in exile share struggles of fleeing curbs on press freedom, escaping motherland in hopes of safe futures

The Straits Times US White House weighs evacuating Afghans who worked for US as time runs out The likeliest scenario for the US would involve extracting Afghans through an existing programme called special immigrant visas.PHOTO: AFP Published1 hour ago https://str.sg/Jv3J They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.

LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden signed an order on Friday to keep the US refugee cap at a historically low 15 000, a senior administration official said, opting against a plan he had been considering to raise it to 62 500. The 15 000 cap had been set by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, as part of his anti-immigrant agenda. Biden two months ago had considered raising the cap to 62 500 and earlier on Friday a group of Democratic lawmakers had renewed appeals for him to act. Under an emergency presidential determination signed by Biden, the United States will offer...