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Committee highlights failures of Afghan vetting, as funding for refugees in limbo
Officials admitted gaps in vetting and tracking nearly 100,000 Afghan evacuees admitted since 2021, with refugee funding surging to nearly $30 billion, lawmakers prepare to vote.
- Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing reviewing vetting of nearly 100,000 Afghan evacuees as Congress nears a vote on a $5.69 billion refugee assistance allocation in the FY2026 appropriations bill for Labor, HHS and Education.
- As part of Operation Allies Welcome, the Biden administration admitted nearly 200,000 Afghan evacuees between 2021 and 2023, while refugee funding rose from fiscal year 2021 $1.91 billion to nearly $9 billion the following year.
- During the hearing, officials said many parolees were admitted without critical biographic data, and 1,300 Afghan nationals entered before biometric checks, with evacuees later lost across over 176 communities.
- Taxpayers could face ongoing costs as many refugees still qualify for more than a dozen taxpayer-funded benefits, and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, noted Congress appropriated $1.5 billion for the operation.
- Over four years, Congress appropriated roughly $30 billion for refugee and migrant assistance, including $6.42 billion from the annual HHS appropriations, $2.4 billion emergency supplemental, and $1.53 billion for State migration aid.
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Committee highlights failures of Afghan vetting, as funding for refugees in limbo
(The Center Square) – Amid a scathing committee hearing on the vetting process of Afghan parolees under the Biden administration, nearly $6 billion in continual funding for refugees is poised to be voted on in Congress.
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