Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: No new date or venue has been set for the meeting between Araghchi and Witkoff, and no negotiations will take place until the outcome is guaranteed
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted

US rejecting over 90% of Afghan refugees

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 20 Jun 2022 21:15
  • 1 Shares
2 Min Read

The US government rejects more than 90% of 46,000 applications it received since July by Afghans seeking humanitarian refuge.

  • x
  • 90% of the fully adjudicated requests sent from last July have been denied
    90% of the fully adjudicated requests sent from last July have been denied

Since July 2021, before the end of its two-decade occupation of Afghanistan, the US has received more than 46,000 applications from Afghans seeking humanitarian refuge in the US.

However, of the fully adjudicated requests, 90% have been denied, according to the CBS.

Of the 46,000 applications, so far 4,246 have been rejected, while only 297 have been approved.

US President Joe Biden released a statement earlier saying that the US is working "tirelessly" to welcome refugees and provide them with essential support.

Related News

Senate blames Secret Service failures for Trump assassination attempt

South Korea warns US chip tariffs threaten economy, global supply

Since the fall of Kabul last summer, the US has resettled some 76,000 Afghan refugees, but there seems to be a backlog of around 40,000 visa applicants who are still waiting.

Moreover, according to a report by ProPublica released in March, it seems that shelters and centers in the US that are taking care of children evacuated from Afghanistan without their parents are still responding to the trauma of the young Afghans.

So far, at least three shelters in Michigan and Illinois have shut down or stopped their operations after they took in groups of Afghan children, and the children were moved from one facility to another.

These children “left their homes with a dream to be stable, to be happy, to be safe. If we cannot offer that here in the US that is a big failure," Naheed Samadi Bahram, US country director for the nonprofit Women for Afghan Women said.

Overall, more than 1,400 children were brought to the US without their parents and placed in the custody of the US Office of Refugee Resettlement. More than 1,200 of these went on to live with sponsors (who are normally relatives or family friends).

The remaining 190 children are teenage boys with no one in the US to take care of them. More than 80 of the children have been in ORR custody for at least five months. The ORR system is designed to house children for about a month, normally, but the children now feel they've been waiting in seemingly never-ending detention.

  • US
  • United States
  • Afghanistan
  • Refugees

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS