President Biden
Joe BidenBiden will address the nation on the evacuation of Afghanistan on Sunday afternoon, Pelosi says House is working to approve infrastructure bills on Oct. 1. The Facebook report finds a main link in a three-month period about the doctor who died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine MORE stressed on Sunday that refugees being evacuated from Afghanistan will be thoroughly examined before being taken to the United States.
Biden’s comments, made during a speech Sunday afternoon from the White House on the evacuation effort, came as some conservative lawmakers and commentators have tried to raise concerns about nativist concerns about the reception of Afghan refugees in the United States. USA.
“The planes that leave Kabul do not fly directly to the United States. They are landing at U.S. military bases and transit centers around the world, “Biden said.” In these places where they land, we are conducting thorough security checks for anyone who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident. Anyone who arrives in the United States will have undergone a background check. “
“Once selected and deleted, we will welcome these Afghans who helped us in the war effort for the past 20 years in their new home in the United States of America. Because that’s what we are, that’s what what the United States is, ”Biden continued.
Biden outlined how Special Visa for Afghanistan (SIV) applicants who helped the U.S. military are transported from Kabul to transit centers in Qatar, Germany, Kuwait and Spain so they can complete their procedures and submit to background.
The chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent evacuation efforts have illuminated a debate within the Republican Party over refugee acceptance. While some Republican figures have supported the acceptance of Afghans in the United States, others on the right have sparked fears about possible security threats from Afghan refugees without any particular evidence.
“The Biden regime owes us answers as soon as possible on how they will examine refugee applicants from Afghanistan,” she received. Lauren Boebert
Lauren BoebertOvernight Energy: Judge blocks permits for Alaska oil project: GOP break on resettlement of Afghan refugees opens. (R-Colo.) He tweeted last week. “We are dealing with a part of the world that is a cradle of terrorism and we need to be very vigilant.”
Biden’s mention of the verification process seemed like an effort to refute this rhetoric on the right.
Earlier Sunday, the Pentagon announced it was activating the civilian reserve air fleet and calling for help from commercial airlines to complement the military evacuation effort.
“These civil reserve flights will help facilitate the safe movement of people from scenic spots and transit centers like Qatar and Germany to the United States or to a third country,” Biden said. “None of them will land in Kabul.”
Biden said the measure would have a minimal impact on commercial air travel.
Since Sunday, the United States has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, Biden said, some of whom were U.S. citizens and others Afghans who helped U.S. troops in the war. 20-year war. The president described significant progress in evacuation efforts, but admitted that “we have a long way to go and many could go wrong.”