Asked if he had determined where Afghans would be relocated as they await U.S. visas, Biden said he didn't know. Thousands of Afghans to considerThe White House has begun briefing lawmakers on the outlines of the plans. Some 9,000 Afghans who worked for the U.S. — plus their family members — are already in the application pipeline for special immigrant visas. With a Sept. 11 deadline to leave Afghanistan fast approaching, the Biden administration has faced increased pressure to evacuate thousands of Afghans who worked as interpreters or otherwise helped U.S. military operations in the past two decades. The administration has begun to identify a group of interpreters to be relocated before the U.S. completes its drawdown by September, the senior administration official said.

Source: CBC News June 24, 2021 18:22 UTC