Many may never be reunited with their families. There are roughly 1,450 Afghan children who have been evacuated to the United States without their parents since August. Now, months…
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Final Group of Afghan Nationals Transported to U.S.
Operation Allies Welcome now focusing on housing. On December 23, Operation Allies Welcome Senior Response Official Robert Fenton announced that the final group of Afghan civilian allies were…
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Thousands of Afghan Refugees Still at U.S. Bases
President’s administration wants Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act to facilitate transition of evacuees. Months after the evacuation of Afghan refugees from their country, roughly 45,000 are…
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Military Family Members Remain in Afghanistan
Pentagon informed those relatives want to leave. Sixty United States service members have notified the Department of Defense about relatives who are still in Afghanistan but want to get out. Undersecretary of…
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White House Holds Roundtable on Afghan Evacuees
Administration gets private sector involved in Operation Allies Welcome. Secretary of State Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and White House Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome Jack Markell led a…
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Afghan Evacuee Flights Resume from Ramstein to U.S.
Flights had been paused due to diseases. Flights carrying evacuees from Afghanistan have resumed from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to the United States. The flights were paused…
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Afghan Evacuees Prematurely Leaving U.S. Bases
“It’s a giant can of worms,” said one immigration official. Hundreds of Afghan evacuees are leaving U.S. military base housing before receiving U.S. resettlement services. A number of…
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FBI Investigating Afghan Rescue Groups
Bureau is looking at funding, whether federal laws were broken. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been reaching out to members of veterans’ groups working to evacuate American…
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Afghan Evacuations Halted Due To Measles
Quarantine and contact tracing have begun. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki debriefed reporters on Friday afternoon, saying, “Operation Allies Welcome flights into the United States have been…
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50,000 More Afghan Evacuees Expected
Secretary Mayorkas speaks of continued acceptance of refugees. 40,000 Afghan allies are currently in the process of being accepted and relocated as Special Immigrants in the United States.…
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