By the Numbers
1,100 Afghan wartime allies and family members currently living at Camp As Sayliyah
800 residents in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) pathway
300 residents in U.S. consular immigration pathways (SIV/IV)
150 residents are immediate family members of active duty or recently separated U.S. military personnel
More than half of residents are women | More than half of residents are children
More than 700 residents are women and children
March 31 deadline for relocation from the camp under current U.S. plans
The Afghan families currently living at Camp As Sayliyah were brought to Qatar by the United States government after being vetted and transported on U.S. government flights. They were told the camp would be a temporary step before relocation to the United States. Today, more than 1,100 Afghan wartime allies and their families remain there as relocation pathways to the United States remain suspended and the facility prepares to close....
They are still there!
By Miriam Khan
...VanDiver (click here) said his understanding of the administration's plan is that the Afghans will be given the choice to voluntarily resettle in Congo or move back to Afghanistan where, he said, they could be targeted by Taliban forces.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
"The DRC is not a responsible option," VanDiver said during a briefing Wednesday. "You cannot call a choice voluntary when the two options are the Congo and the Taliban. Civil War, or an oppressor who wants to kill you."...
And Rubio stated in his hearing that Trump doesn't care where the refugees go so long as they are nowhere near him in the USA which is to be reserved for white people he approves of.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (click here) said on Tuesday that no Afghan refugees are currently allowed to enter the United States and that those stranded at Qatar’s Camp As Sayliyah would instead be resettled in other safe countries.
In the same hearing, Senator Chris Coons said that around 1,100 former Afghan colleagues, including 400 children and 150 family members of US service personnel, remain stranded in Qatar.
He warned that these individuals could be sent back to Afghanistan or transferred to countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is currently grappling with the spread of the Ebola virus.
The Democratic senator called on the US Secretary of State to work with Congress to bring these individuals, particularly the family members of US service personnel, to the United States....
Hello?
The current majority of Republicans in the House and Senate are worthless and Trump in his dictatorship over them is even more worthless.
