- Since the Taliban took over in August, the United States has airlifted 73,000 Afghans to the United States. Reuters Report.
- Approximately 45,000 Afghans at U.S. bases are still awaiting resettlement, Washington post Report.
- There are another 26,000 applications from Afghans awaiting review.
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Approximately 45,000 Afghans who were placed in temporary camps at U.S. military bases are still waiting for resettlement more than two months after being evacuated from Afghanistan. Washington post Report.
“We are the Ellis Island of this generation,” Air Force Colonel Curtis Velasquez, “Governor” of the “Village” at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, told the Washington Post.
Holloman Village is one of the eight areas of the US base, which were set up for Afghans awaiting resettlement in the country. Reuters According to the report, the White House National Security Council stated that 73,000 Afghans have been airlifted to the United States.
According to the Washington Post, 7,100 people were eventually placed in Holloman, and more than 4,000 people were still placed there.
In addition, Reuters reported that about 26,000 Afghans wish to enter the United States under a special plan, and these applications are awaiting review by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service under the Department of Homeland Security.
USCIS spokesperson Victoria Palmer told Reuters that the agency has been reviewing these applications and most of them will be processed within 90 days, but the increase in applications this year is likely to mean delays, but she did not say how long it will take.
The Post reported that people on humanitarian parole here did not have immediate access to permanent residency, nor were they able to obtain some of the benefits provided to refugees, such as Medical and consulting services.
The Biden administration has asked Congress to pass the “Afghanistan Adjustment Act,” which will enable those resettled in the United States to apply for a green card in one year. The Human Rights First class human rights non-profit organization has urged Congress to pass the bill.
“After the fall of the democratically elected government in Afghanistan, this is an important step in helping Afghans at risk reach the United States with nothing. It is encouraging that Congress recognizes that Afghans should begin to build a life here in the United States by providing the welcome and welcome they need. Integration of services and benefits,” Jennifer Quigley, senior director of government affairs for Human Rights First, said in a statement. Press release.
