DHS Secretary Mayorkas: Almost No Afghans Are Being Denied Entry to U.S.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says nearly all Afghans seeking entry to the United States are being approved for resettlement.

President Joe Biden has said he hopes to resettle about 95,000 Afghans across the U.S. over the next 12 months. In a 21-day period from August to September, Biden brought more than 48,000 Afghans to the U.S. for resettlement — a population more than four times that of Jackson, Wyoming.

During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Mayorkas said that almost none of the Afghans seeking to get resettled across the U.S. are being denied entry.

“So since the first of August, how many Afghan refugees have been denied acceptance into the United States?” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) asked, to which Mayorkas responded “I don’t have that number at my fingertips. I know it is very de minimis.”

“We have not found many people with derogatory information relative to those who qualify for admission to the United States by reason of their status,” Mayorkas said of the Afghans seeking U.S. entry. – READ MORE