 Governor Hogan announced Maryland has joined Welcome.US, a national initiative to support the resettlement of Afghan allies in the United States that is being co-chaired by former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as former first ladies Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama. At a virtual launch event for the initiative, Governor Hogan asked “all Marylanders—and all Americans—to help us prove once again why this nation truly is the ‘the last best hope of earth.”
Last month, after the Taliban continued to advance in Afghanistan, Governor Hogan was the first governor in the country to declare that the state was ready and willing to receive more Afghan allies.
 Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan met with an Afghan interpreter who assisted the U.S. military as a cultural advisor and translator. He and his wife recently resettled in Maryland as part of the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghan allies.
Maryland ranks fourth in the nation for accepting special immigrant visa (SIV) holders.
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