HIAS Statement on Afghanistan Crisis
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
The Refugee Act of 1980 gives the president tools to plan for and respond to refugee emergencies,” said Mark Hetfield, HIAS’ President and CEO. “The tragedy is the United States had 20 years to plan for what we are witnessing in Afghanistan, but failed to do so. While we welcome President Biden’s stated plans to evacuate special immigrant visa applicants from Afghanistan, thousands of them have been endlessly stuck inside the U.S. government’s bureaucratic process. We also appreciate President Biden’s announcement on additional access to the U.S. resettlement program, but we hope that the U.S. will evacuate these refugee applicants, as well
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