The Biden administration has announced three different immigration pathways for the evacuation and resettlement of vulnerable Afghans: Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status, the Priority 2 (P2) Refugee Program, and Humanitarian Parole. Read this explainer or watch this video from our friends at Women of Welcome to learn the eligibility requirements, application processes, and vetting procedures for each of the three paths to protection. For more on Humanitarian Parole, make sure to read this great summary from our policy team.

ICYMI: In the last 20 years, more than 97,000 Afghan refugees have been resettled in the U.S. Below, look at the top 10 states for Afghan resettlement. And for a list of where recent evacuees are expected to go in the coming weeks, read this Axios piece.

It’s more than just resettlement. We need to be ready for counter-narratives from those ready to weaponize fearmongering and nativism towards refugees.

More than 7 out of 10 Americans -- including strong majorities of Republicans, white and rural voters -- support resettling Afghans who worked with the U.S. government or military. And yet, already we see nativist forces weaponizing this humanitarian crisis for political gain -- and we must counter this unwelcoming approach.

As our Board Member and Council on National Security and Immigration leader Elizabeth Neumann points out in this ABC News op-ed, our focus should be on welcoming and extending a helping hand to Afghan refugees, not fearmongering.

At the Forum, we continue to highlight the need to welcome Afghan refugees and allies. As our CEO, Ali Noorani explains in a recent Boston Globe editorial and in this McClatchy piece, we can strengthen our democracy by working across the political aisle to support those building new lives in the U.S.