jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 19 hours agoPresidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down11
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkPresidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the UStheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareDreadPirateShawn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoBiden used a policy called Humanitarian Parole, an extended temporary process stay which requires presidential renewal every 2 years. More info: https://theconversation.com/presidential-election-could-help-decide-fate-of-the-70-000-afghans-living-temporarily-in-the-us-233941 That is to say, their current temporary status is itself the achievement that Biden has accomplished (once initially and one renewal so far), and that Harris will presumably continue and Trump will presumably revoke.
Biden used a policy called Humanitarian Parole, an extended temporary process stay which requires presidential renewal every 2 years.
More info: https://theconversation.com/presidential-election-could-help-decide-fate-of-the-70-000-afghans-living-temporarily-in-the-us-233941
That is to say, their current temporary status is itself the achievement that Biden has accomplished (once initially and one renewal so far), and that Harris will presumably continue and Trump will presumably revoke.