Alaska offers to help refugees from Afghanistan, Thanks Rep. Will Stapp

 

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As Trump tells some Afghan war allies to leave US, the Alaska Legislature is asking for more

By: James Brooks - May 16, 2025 4:00 am

ALASKA BEACON

On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it is canceling permission for about 9,000 Afghanistan refugees to remain in the United States, including some who aided America’s war effort in Afghanistan.

The move came eight days after the Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a resolution that asks the administration to resume evacuation flights from that country. The state Senate is considering that resolution as well.

House Joint Resolution 13, from Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, asks federal officials “to resume processing stalled applications by Afghan allies” and to reinstate evacuation flights “for applicants with approved special immigrant visas and their families, including efforts to overcome logistical barriers and diplomatic negotiations.”

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