Daniel Dale

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Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who is active on the Afghan visa issue, told me he was “a little surprised” to hear Biden’s “the law doesn’t allow” claim. “My understanding is that he does have the authority,” Blumenauer said: https://t.co/tRs0brZcEi — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 14, 2021

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Biden said “the law doesn’t allow” Afghan translators to wait for visas inside the US. But presidents including Obama have used the broad federal parole power to let in people from multiple groups, from Haitians to entrepreneurs to Filipino vets’ families: https://t.co/tRs0brZcEi — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 14, 2021

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As I was finishing the article, Pentagon colleague @barbarastarrcnn reported that the Biden admin is still discussing using the parole option to bring Afghan visa applicants to the US pre-visa. It’s clear at least some of the admin doesn’t agree that is legally impermissible. — PolitiTweet.org

Significant: A US official with direct knowledge of current discussions says Afghans who have applied for SIVs may… https://t.co/wFeNdVLSkq

Posted July 14, 2021