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Improves Vetting for Afghan Evacuees
Recent Bills/Improves Vetting for Afghan Evacuees

Improves Vetting for Afghan Evacuees

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Introduced1 year ago
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Why This Matters

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to find and re-evaluate Afghan evacuees who may not have been properly vetted before entering the United States.

If you are an Afghan evacuee who arrived in the U.S. between July 2021 and January 2022, you will undergo new background checks to ensure safety.
Who this affects
Afghan evacuees
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify Afghan evacuees who were not fully vetted.
  2. 2It mandates thorough background checks using law enforcement and terrorism databases for these individuals.
  3. 3The bill prioritizes screening for evacuees without proper identification upon arrival in the U.S.
  4. 4It establishes ongoing vetting processes, including in-person interviews, for these evacuees.
  5. 5The vetting must continue for the entire duration of the evacuees' authorized stay in the United States.
Read the detailed summary

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct recurrent and periodic screening and vetting of all evacuees from Afghanistan who were paroled into the United States under certain operations. The screening and vetting must include consulting all law enforcement and international terrorist screening databases.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Donald Trump
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