2024-05-01 12:02:15
Internal U.S. government documents obtained by CBS News have revealed that President Joe Biden’s administration is considering welcoming some Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as refugees to the United States.
Who are the beneficiaries ?
Palestinians linked to U.S. citizens or permanent residents
- U.S. government documents obtained by CBS News revealed that the president’s administration Joe Biden Discusses the practical application of different Palestinian resettlement options from Gaza In recent weeks, those who have family relationships with U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Flee Gaza to Egypt
- One such proposal is to use the decades-old U.S. refugee admissions program to welcome Palestinians with U.S. ties who have managed to flee Gaza and enter the Strip. Gaza. Egyptaccording to interagency planning documents.
- The documents indicated that this step would require coordination with… Egypt It has so far refused to welcome a large number of Gaza residents.
Those who are considered refugees will go through several procedures
- Eligible to travel to UNITED STATES As refugees, they will undergo a series of eligibility checks, medical and security checks, and will be granted permanent residency, resettlement benefits such as housing assistance and a path to employment. American citizenship“.
Although the number of eligible people is expected to be “relatively small,” the plans discussed by U.S. officials “might provide a lifeline for some Palestinians fleeing Israel’s war with Israel.”hustle“.
Proposals to resettle some Palestinians as refugees represent a shift in long-term U.S. government policy and practice, as since 1980 the U.S. refugee program has been unable to resettle large numbers of Palestinians, according to CBS News.
He renewed a declaration of the White House At the same time, Washington has categorically rejected any measures leading to the forced transfer of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank or a redrawing of Gaza’s borders.
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