Left-wing media is furious after the Trump administration canceled flights for refugees seeking to travel to the United States.
On the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the White House issued a statement. presidential order It would suspend the U.S. refugee program “until it is in the interests of the United States to admit additional refugees to the United States.”
According to EO, America's cities large and small are being overwhelmed by a “massive influx of immigrants” that requires the redirection of valuable resources and threatens the safety and stability of local populations.
“It is the policy of the United States to ensure that public safety and national security are the top priorities in the operation of USRAP,” the EO continued.
The EO called for involving local and state leaders in decisions regarding refugee settlement and promised to consider possible exceptions to the suspension on a “case-by-case basis.” The suspension will take effect shortly after midnight on January 27th.
“Thousands of refugees fleeing war and persecution…are currently stranded in various parts of the world.”
In addition to suspending USRAP, the Trump administration also canceled flights for potential refugees waiting to enter the United States.
“All previously scheduled refugee travel to the United States has been canceled and no new travel reservations will be made. [Resettlement support centers] “Travel should not be requested for additional refugee cases at this time,” the obtained State Department memo states. CNN.
CNN reiterated that flight cancellations affect an estimated 10,000 foreign nationals, some of whom are “for example, facing impending deadlines for medical examinations or security screenings.”
So as not to lose, Associated Press “Thousands of refugees who fled war and persecution and started new lives in America, sometimes through a multi-year process, are now stranded in various parts of the world,” he lamented.
A breakdown of the countries of origin of these refugee candidates is not available, but CNN claimed that refugees to the United States typically come from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Venezuela, Syria, Burma, and Afghanistan.
Due to the deadly and disastrous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan under the Biden administration, some media outlets have primarily focused on the cancellation of travel plans for approximately 1,660 Afghans.
“The U.S. decision leaves thousands of other Afghans in limbo who have been granted resettlement in the U.S. as refugees but have not yet been assigned flights from Afghanistan or neighboring Pakistan. ” Reuters This is an exclusive report citing Sean Vandiver, head of #AfghanEvac, and a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The president will reconsider suspending refugee resettlement in the future if it is “in the interests of the United States” to do so.
Reuters later lamented that unaccompanied minors, families of active-duty U.S. military personnel, and an unknown number of Afghans who fought for the U.S.-backed former Kabul government may not be able to move to Afghanistan. , touched the heartstrings of readers. The US is on schedule.
However, CNN special immigrant visa Despite the suspension of refugee admissions, it will be possible to travel to the United States. The SIV is available to “those who served in the U.S. military as a translator or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan, or under the authority of a mission chief,” so those who do not have a SIV are probably not eligible for one, or It is likely that he was not able to obtain the SIV for many years after obtaining it. Those conflicts began nearly three and a half years after the Afghan withdrawal.
CNN also noted that at least some of these refugees have already flown to third countries and may not be able to return to their countries of origin. “It's not clear what will happen to these people,” one government official told the outlet. “They could be stuck there, but we don't know for how long.”
While the liberal media tries to fabricate this story as evidence of Trump's ruthlessness, President Trump has made it clear that his heart is first and foremost always with the American people. The EO claims that the president will reconsider the moratorium on refugee resettlement in the future if it is “in the interests of the United States.”
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