U.S. To House As Many As 30,000 Afghan Refugees...
The US Department of Defense could be planning to make room for some 30,000 Afghan refugees at US Army garrisons like Fort Bliss in Texas, and Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. This is according to a report from Jacqui Heinrich, a Fox News White House Correspondent. Heinrich cited documents obtained from an unnamed source at the Department of Defense, which she says shows the US plans to bring up to 30,000 Afghans into the US "in the immediate future."
The incoming Afghans will be those who applied for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs). These visas are given to those employed by, or on behalf of, the US government. This includes individuals who were interpreters or translators for the US military, many of whom could be in immediate danger following the Taliban's impending takeover of the country...
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