Afghans Seeking Humanitarian Entry to US Denied by Federal Immigration Officials

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• Dec 31, 2021 | Deleted

Digital Desk: Hundreds of Afghans seeking temporary entry into the nation on humanitarian grounds have been denied by federal immigration officials in the United States.

Immigrant advocates claim that the Joe Biden administration has broken its pledge to assist Afghans who were left behind after the US forces withdrew and the Taliban established control of the country.

Officials from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said they'd received more than 35,000 petitions for humanitarian parole since the US withdrawal, of which around 470 have been denied and only 150 have been approved.

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According to Victoria Palmer, a spokesman for USCIS, the agency gets fewer than 2,000 requests each year from all nationalities, with USCIS approving around 500 of them.

The USCIS figures are just the latest evidence of the difficulties faced by Afghans who fled to the United States in the wake of the Taliban's takeover this summer.

According to the New York Times, thousands of Afghans have reported problems gaining entry to the nation. Many people told the New York Times that they didn't believe the system was ready to accept them, even after the Biden administration committed to help individuals who helped the US military fight the Taliban.

According to the Associated Press, the United States is still withdrawing hundreds of civilians from Afghanistan. The administration has evacuated nearly 900 American citizens and residents and another 2,200 Afghans since the military drawdown in August.

The State Department has stated that it plans to assist with resettling up to 95,000 Afghans this fiscal year.