Morning Jolt: State Department Leaving Green-Card Holders Behind in Afghanistan?

On the menu today: An ominous account suggests that the U.S. State Department is no longer working on evacuating U.S. green-card holders from Afghanistan; the illogic of relying on the Taliban to prevent deadly terrorist attacks from ISIS-K; and the president appears to lie about why the U.S. abandoned Bagram Air Base.

U.S. State Department: 'Only U.S. Citizens' Prioritized for Evacuation

My reader who is trying to get his former Afghan employees out of the country says that the U.S. State Department is now stating that its only priority is evacuating U.S. citizens — not U.S. green-card holders or lawful permanent residents.

My reader's colleague, attempting to get a lawful permanent resident who is marked for death by the Taliban out of the country, says he was told by late Thursday night by a State Department operator that, "I need to move on to my next call, sir. Goodbye." When his colleague interjected, "What about permanent residents?" the State Department operator responded, "only U.S. citizens."

If that operator's statement reflects a change in U.S. policy, it is one that the department is hiding from ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 27 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 27 2021 State Department Leaving Green-Card Holders Behind in Afghanistan? On the menu today: An ominous account suggests that the U.S. State Department is no longer working on evacuating U.S. green-card holders from Afghanistan; the illogic of relying on the Taliban to prevent deadly terrorist attacks from ISIS-K; and the president appears to lie about why the U.S. abandoned Bagram Air Base. U.S. State Department: 'Only U.S. Citizens' Prioritized for Evacuation My reader who is trying to get his former Afghan employees out of the country says that the U.S. State Department is now stating that its only priority is evacuating U.S. citizens — not U.S. green-card holders or lawful permanent residents. My reader's colleague, attempting to get a lawful permanent resident who is marked for death by the Taliban out of the country, says he was told by late Thursday night by a State Department operator that, "I need to move on to my next call, sir. Goodbye." When his colleague interjected, "What about permanent residents?" the State Department operator responded, "only U.S. citizens." If that operator's statement reflects a change in U.S. policy, it is one that the department is hiding from ...   READ MORE

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