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BumRushDaShow

(130,419 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2024, 06:34 PM Apr 30

White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees

Source: CBS News

April 30, 2024 / 5:00 PM EDT

The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees, a move that would offer a permanent safe haven to some of those fleeing war-torn Gaza, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News.

In recent weeks, the documents show, senior officials across several federal U.S. agencies have discussed the practicality of different options to resettle Palestinians from Gaza who have immediate family members who are American citizens or permanent residents.

One of those proposals involves using the decades-old United States Refugee Admissions Program to welcome Palestinians with U.S. ties who have managed to escape Gaza and enter neighboring Egypt, according to the inter-agency planning documents.

Top U.S. officials have also discussed getting additional Palestinians out of Gaza and processing them as refugees if they have American relatives, the documents show. The plans would require coordination with Egypt, which has so far refused to welcome large numbers of people from Gaza. Those who pass a series of eligibility, medical and security screenings would qualify to fly to the U.S. with refugee status, which offers beneficiaries permanent residency, resettlement benefits like housing assistance and a path to American citizenship.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palestinian-refugees-us-gaza-white-house/

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White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 30 OP

Performative Poutrage Incoming... GB_RN Apr 30 #1

No comment. moniss Apr 30 #2

Mexicans aren't looking so bad now, huh? JoseBalow Apr 30 #3

Mexicans and Palestinians, fine... Mawspam2 Apr 30 #4

How about we do this for Afghans who served the US military instead? nycbos Apr 30 #5

The U.S. already has an "open-ended" refugee status for them BumRushDaShow May 1 #6

Good. That's what we're supposed to do Bucky May 1 #7

Do it now. maxsolomon May 1 #8

GB_RN

(2,459 posts)

1. Performative Poutrage Incoming...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 06:50 PM

Apr 30

From the usual suspects in 3…2…

MAGAt Traitor Greene will be one of the first.

moniss

(4,274 posts)

2. No comment.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 07:00 PM

Apr 30

Well actually I do have some comments that could talk about the pluses and minuses of various moves and some historical context for this from past conflicts but censorship is alive and well if you have questions or examine pluses and minuses and don't "align".

JoseBalow

(2,705 posts)

3. Mexicans aren't looking so bad now, huh?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 07:15 PM

Apr 30

Mawspam2

(754 posts)

4. Mexicans and Palestinians, fine...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 09:00 PM

Apr 30

...but we don't want the Irish!

Blazing Saddles lives!

nycbos

(6,044 posts)

5. How about we do this for Afghans who served the US military instead?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 10:33 PM

Apr 30

BumRushDaShow

(130,419 posts)

6. The U.S. already has an "open-ended" refugee status for them

Reply to nycbos (Reply #5)

Wed May 1, 2024, 06:48 AM

May 1

Afghan Arrivals under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

General Overview

The Department of State continues to receive and process referrals for Afghans who are eligible for consideration under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). We also continue to identify additional ways to support Afghans at risk, including women, children, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQI+ community, members of minority groups, and journalists. This effort is of the utmost importance to the U.S. government.

(snip)

Afghan Arrivals under Operation Enduring Welcome

The U.S. government remains committed to the brave Afghans who stood side-by-side with our diplomats, aid workers, and soldiers for two decades, and is working to reunify those in the United States with their family members overseas. This commitment does not have an end date, which is why we launched what we call “Enduring Welcome (EW).” As part of EW, we rely on our standard immigrant visa, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), and refugee admissions program so that new arrivals who enter with those statuses join our communities with long-term immigration status.

All EW arrivals undergo a multi-layered and rigorous screening and vetting process conducted by intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals at DHS, State, DoD, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Counterterrorism Center, and other Intelligence Community partners.

Afghan SIVs, refugees, and certain parolees arriving in the United States receive initial resettlement assistance from resettlement agencies and approved community groups. We continue to expand our resettlement agency network and new partner organizations to provide initial resettlement assistance to newly arriving Afghans in their communities.

(snip)

https://www.state.gov/afghan-arrivals-under-the-u-s-refugee-admissions-program/

Bucky

(54,133 posts)

7. Good. That's what we're supposed to do

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2024, 10:52 AM

May 1

maxsolomon

(33,475 posts)

8. Do it now.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2024, 05:16 PM

May 1

As many as possible, as fast as possible. Use that pier for more than food shipments. Gaza is no longer viable.

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