Lawmakers and advocates are urging the Biden administration to ensure the safe resettlement of tens of thousands of Afghan nationals after U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan this week.
The Department of Homeland Security is leading the effort—screening for national security risks, guiding evacuees through the federal immigration system, and connecting with nonprofits that will help them make the U.S. home.
“Our military and our entire nation owe these Afghans a debt of gratitude, and we have a moral obligation to not only get them to safety, but to welcome them here and make them feel at home,” Sen. ...
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