BONUS: The Clock is Ticking for Afghan Evacuees
Congress is running out of time to determine the status of our allied Afghan refugees.
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Currently, more than 76,000 Afghan refugees who have immigrated to the U.S. have been granted temporary, two-year humanitarian parole status. Shawn VanDiver and his coalition #AfghanEvac, with support from the White House, are urging Congress to pass the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, which among other things, would provide these refugees with a path to a green card and permanent residency.
If this does not pass in the coming days, Shawn believes that many Afghans will lose their temporary status. They would then have nowhere left to go.
Right now, the biggest obstacles facing the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act are Rep. Jim Jordan, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
You can call Jim Jordan at 202.225.2676, and Chuck Grassley at 202.224.4374 to urge them to support our Afghan allies.
For more information, please visit AfghanEvac.org.
You can also follow Shawn on Twitter @ShawnJVanDiver
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