Afghan evacuees to U.S. face tenuous path ahead Afghan evacuees to U.S. face tenuous path ahead
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2021
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is preparing to screen and resettle tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees in the United States over the coming weeks and months, but the majority will arrive without visas as "humanitarian parolees," lacking a path to legal U.S. residency and the benefits and services offered to traditional refugees, according to U.S. officials and worried aid groups working closely with the government.