Rights groups are calling on Congress to pass a law to grant Afghan refugees a path to permanent residency in the US. The Afghan evacuees are refugees, but their legal immigration status differs from those who come to the US as part of the refugee resettlement programme. “The fortunate thing is that people are entitled to up to two years …
US administration says it intends to increase refugee admissions for next fiscal year, a move welcomed by advocates. The Biden administration has signalled plans to double the United States’s refugee admissions cap for the next fiscal year, reaffirming a commitment to bolster a resettlement programme that was gutted by former President Donald Trump. “With the world facing unprecedented global displacement …
