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Take action: Urge the Biden administration to expand opportunities for Afghans seeking refuge from violence.

As the U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan and the Taliban gains control, we watch with horror as panic and desperation spread among ordinary Afghans and especially among groups who will be most vulnerable under Taliban rule, including former U.S. allies, women and girls, and religious and minority groups.

In an effort to address this unfolding tragedy, we invite you to contact the Biden administration to urge them to greatly expand opportunities for Afghans seeking refuge from violence, including through humanitarian aid and particularly through welcoming the most vulnerable Afghans into the United States.

This tragedy follows decades of missteps which have devastated the people of Afghanistan. In 2001, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns helped write and distribute a message in the weeks after the initial U.S. bombing of Afghanistan: “A Catholic Community Responds to the War: Living with Faith and Hope” Twenty years later, the message is still relevant: Only through listening and dialogue, respect for the sanctity of life and all human rights, and an international commitment to overcome the worldwide scandal of poverty will the seeds of peace grow.

Join us in urging the Biden administration to take action to help Afghans fleeing violence and persecution.

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President Joe Biden

Subject: Expand Help for Afghans Fleeing Violence

Message:

Dear President Biden,

As a person of faith, I write to express my support for a robust humanitarian response from the United States to assist Afghans fleeing violence and to urge your administration to expand opportunities for Afghans to seek refuge in the United States.

Since your announcement of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, advocates, experts, and veterans’ organizations have warned that a humanitarian crisis would be imminent. As the Taliban gains control, we are witnessing panic and desperation spread among ordinary Afghans and especially among groups who will be particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, including former U.S. allies, women and girls, and religious and minority groups.

I urge you to follow through with your promise to take responsibility for how the United States engaged in Afghanistan. At this time, doing so will involve providing opportunities for protection for Afghans seeking refuge from violence, not just our former allies but with priority for the other vulnerable groups named above as well.

Expanding opportunities for protection will include taking the following actions: evacuating Afghan allies to U.S. territories for initial processing (including all 18,000 SIV applicants and family members); elevating U.S. refugee resettlement numbers and capacity to address this crisis; working with UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations to support emergency aid infrastructure; halting any and all deportations of Afghan nationals in accordance with UNHCR recommendations; designating Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status; and increasing U.S. asylum processing.

I urge you to continue to support and protect vulnerable Afghans within Afghanistan and neighboring countries. In addition, United States refugee resettlement organizations, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, have expressed that they are ready to welcome Afghans in need of refuge here in the United States, especially those seeking SIV status. Please take action to help Afghans fleeing violence today.

Thank you,

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