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Press Release

 

 

For Immediate Release       
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Aug. 25, 2021

**Careful Vetting Awaits Afghan Evacuees**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**- As the U.S. evacuates Afghans seeking safety,
security screenings at secondary locations are proving the effectiveness
of U.S. vetting procedures.

Since arriving at an air base in Qatar, thousands of Afghan evacuees
have been screened through the Defense Department's Automated
Biometric Identification System. Several have been flagged

for additional screening, underscoring the thoroughness with which
evacuees are vetted before their requests for Special Immigrant Visas
(SIVs) are approved or they are admitted into the U.S.

"In the last week, the National Security community worked around the
clock to update their procedures to ensure all Afghans being brought to
the U.S. are vetted to the same rigorous standards we use during normal
refugee and SIV processing," said

**Elizabeth Neumann, former Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism at
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)**, who served as the Chair of
the U.S. Government's National Vetting Governance Board and oversaw
DHS's vetting policy, including implementation of former president
Donald Trump's vetting executive orders. "The results are evidenced by
the significant uptick in evacuations that we have seen this week. I
applaud my former colleagues' tremendous efforts to save as many lives
as possible while also ensuring the homeland is secure. We can be both a
welcoming and safe society."

"The detection of security threats among Afghan evacuees is evidence
that our security measures and robust vetting procedures are working,"
said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.
"Our number one priority should be getting our allies out of harm's
way immediately. Evacuating them as quickly as possible allows us to
continue the vetting process in a safe location, rather than under the
looming threat of the Taliban.

"Our military has shown we have the resources and infrastructure to
protect Afghans fleeing danger at home, and to do so safely. This is a
humanitarian and a national security imperative."

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