House Republicans are eyeing legislation that would stymie the flow of Palestinians getting visas to enter the U.S. while war between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization, rages on.
Then-Wisconsin state Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, speaks at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. on May 29, 2015. Tiffany said Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, that he won’t run for U.S. Senate in 2024 against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, leaving …House Republicans are eyeing legislation that would stymie the flow of Palestinians getting visas to enter the U.S. while a war betweenReps.
“We can’t let President Biden abuse our parole and visa rules to bring unvetted Palestinians into American communities the way he did with thousands of unvetted Afghans,” Mr. Tiffany said on X. “I introduced the GAZA Act to protect America’s national security.” Mr. Tiffany was referring to the Biden administration’s decision to allow over 76,000 Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban control two years ago during the administration’s botched and deadly withdrawal from the country to stay in the U.S.
The Biden administration granted those tens of thousands of refugees parole to stay in the country, which means they’re allowed to live and work in the U.S. with protections from deportation. The bill, which was first reported by conservative news site Breitbart, would nix the administration’s usage of the Department of Homeland Securities parole mechanism to stop Palestinians from settling in the U.S., similar to Afghans.and Hamas comes to a close.
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