US to give each incoming Afghan evacuee up to $2,275 in aid

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As global refugee crisis worsens, some EU groups are claiming demographic shifts to oppose further influx. GOP support for accepting more refugees reportedly has also started to erode.


US to give each incoming Afghan evacuee up to $2,275 in aid

As many as 50,000 Afghan evacuees will arrive in the United States under so-called humanitarian parole, a stopgap initiative that gives them a year to apply for permanent visas [File: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg]By Sophia CaiBloomberg
3 Sep 2021

The Biden administration and more than 200 private agencies are rushing to establish a system for the resettlement of tens of thousands of Afghans, many of whom fled their country with little more than the clothes they were wearing.
The State Department plans to spend as much as $2,275 for each evacuee as the relocation effort unfolds in communities across the country over the next few months, according to a department official. The money is to be used for housing, food, other necessities and enrolling children in school.

aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/3/us-to-give-each-incoming-afghan-evacuee-up-to-2275-in-aid

Afghan resettlement adds to crushing workload for beleaguered FEMA

NBC News
Sep 5, 2021
FEMA officials say the crush of emergencies — from hurricanes and wildfires to Covid-19 and Afghan resettlement — is stretching the agency

nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/afghan-resettlement-adds-crushing-workload-beleaguered-fema-n1278540


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