Twenty years.  That's how long the U.S. military has had a
continued presence in Afghanistan. Over those twenty years, we've had
help from tens of thousands of Afghan allies who have worked closely
 with
U.S. military forces, diplomats and others to protect American
values. Currently, as many as 70,000 Afghan allies and their family
members may be eligible for humanitarian protection in the United
States. 

Take action and urge the Biden administration to protect our Afghan
allies.  

Now, as the Biden administration prepares to fully withdraw from the
region by September - and possibly as early as July
, the
safety of our Afghan allies is at risk. Some of these individuals
and their families have already received death threats from the
Taliban - and their lives will be at far greater risk once the U.S.
has fully withdrawn. 

Urge the Biden administration to swiftly devise a plan to evacuate
current Afghan SIV applicants, their family members, and allies eligible
for humanitarian protection in the U.S.   

Providing protections for these Afghans and their families is consistent
with American values, has strong support on both sides of the aisle, and
has historical precedent - it's something the U.S. government has done
previously when winding down military operations in Vietnam, Iraq, and
Kosovo.  

Take action to protect our Afghan allies now!
  

An evacuation of Afghan allies will be a complex and difficult
enterprise. It will be a multi-departmental operation, involving the
cooperation of the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Health and
Human Services, and Defense. The White House must act swiftly and
promptly to stand up an interagency process to carry out this
endeavor. 

There's no time to delay - the Biden administration must act now and
urgently devise a plan to evacuate current Afghan SIV applicants, their
family members, and other Afghan allies who would be eligible for
humanitarian protection in the U.S. to a safe location while their
applications are being processed.  

Act now and urge the Biden administration to protect our Afghan allies.
  

Abandoning these Afghan allies and their families would be a failure
of moral and strategic leadership by the United States. We must protect
these allies who served alongside our troops and diplomats. 

Send a message to President Biden and urge him to act now to put a plan
in place to protect our Afghan allies!  Those
who risk their lives to protect American values deserve no less. 

Thank you for all you do for refugees and immigrants across the
country,  

Dan Kosten  
Assistant Vice President of Policy & Advocacy
National Immigration Forum  

 

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