The US sends two Afghan evacuees to Kosovo for a new assessment after arriving in the United States, two sources aware of the evacuations he told NBC News.
“A lot of people moved in very quickly and the intelligence community has been working hard to assess whether any of them pose a threat,” a senior federal police official said at the exit.
“Some of the controls take place while they are abroad and some take place here. … We will not allow people to be intentionally released into the community if they have unresolved derogatory information, ”the person added.
Sources reported at the outset that the two will be sent to Kosovo because of something in their profile that raises enough concern to justify a new review, but that does not mean people have been returned for fear of terrorist threats.
As of the evacuations, 30,000 Afghans are in the United States and 10,000 are undergoing additional testing, 100 under review for possibly having connections with the Taliban and only two sent to Kosovo for further assessments, according to sources.
Many of the Afghan evacuees have come to Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC
The United States makes additional projections once the evacuees arrive in the United States, although most have been examined several times before flying into the country.
Some of the additional screenings found people who did crimes for which they were previously deported, according to sources.
According to NBC News, the Department of Homeland Security has not yet decided what to do with these people.
A State Department spokesman did not comment on the two specific people who were sent to Kosovo, but said that “people who cannot enter the United States immediately are transferred to third countries for further processing. “.
“We are grateful to the growing global network of countries that have provided critical assistance for our evacuation efforts,” the spokesman said.
“Most Afghans at risk will remain in transit centers for periods of up to 10-14 days while we make arrangements to move them to the United States,” they added.
Thousands of Afghan allies were evacuated from Afghanistan, and many have special immigrant visas to the United States for their work with the U.S. government.
The Hill has contacted the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Update: 21:33