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| Marcos: Security concerns may hinder proposed Philippine-US pact on Afghan refugees |
| 2023-06-30 |
| [BenarNews] Security concerns and other issues could hinder a proposed deal with the United States for the Philippines to temporarily host Afghan refugees, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. indicated on Thursday. Following a request by the Biden administration, Washington and Manila are currently negotiating the transfer to the Southeast Asian nation of Afghans nationals formerly employed by the U.S., and their dependents, who are applying for special immigrant visas (SIV) through the American Embassy. "There are many issues involved in that question. That is why I was a little surprised when I saw some of the news reports saying there’s a deal [with] the U.S. There is no deal. We are still looking exactly at how to make it work, if we can," Marcos told news hounds. |
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