Biden officials ‘working around the clock’ to ‘vet all Afghans’ before entry into US

The White House said Tuesday intelligence and counterterrorism officials are “working around the clock” to “vet all Afghans” before allowing them to enter the United States, after safely evacuating them from Kabul in recent weeks.

In a series of tweets Tuesday, the White House outlined the security vetting system for Afghans with Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) entering the United States.

“Over the last weeks, our troops completed the largest airlift in U.S. military history – carrying more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan,” the White House tweeted. “Now, we are working to safely welcome the brave Afghan allies who worked with us, and other vulnerable Afghans to the U.S.”

Over the last weeks, our troops completed the largest airlift in U.S. military history – carrying more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan. Now, we are working to safely welcome the brave Afghan allies who worked with us, and other vulnerable Afghans to the U.S. Here’s how: pic.twitter.com/kusgdATOQ7

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 31, 2021

The White House said that those with SIVs and other “vulnerable Afghans are begin flown to third countries in Europe and Asia that have agreed to serve as transit hubs before undergoing robust security screening and flying to the U.S.”

Those with Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and vulnerable Afghans are being flown to third countries in Europe and Asia that have agreed to serve as transit hubs before undergoing robust security screening and flying to the U.S.

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 31, 2021

The screening process for those individuals, according to the White House, involves “biometric and biographic security reviews conducted by our intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals who are working around the clock to vet all Afghans before they are allowed into the United States.” – READ MORE