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Operation Allies Welcome

Last Updated: August 29, 2023 | Press Releases

Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Two-Year Anniversary of Operation Allies Welcome

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of Operation Allies Welcome.

Last Updated: June 27, 2023 | Site Page

د ځانګړو OAW پارول لرونکی لپاره د معلوماتو غوښتنه

ستاسو د پارول د روانې پروسې د یوې برخې په توګه، د کورني امنیت وزارت (DHS) غوښتنه کوي چې تاسو لاندې معلومات چمتو کړئ ترڅو زموږ ریکارډونه تازه او دقیق دي. د دې معلوماتو چمتو کول کیدای شی د راتلونکي مهاجرت مزایا او نورو اجراآتو لپاره چې تاسو یې لټوئ مناسب پروسس کولو کې مرسته وکړي.

Last Updated: June 27, 2023 | Site Page

تقاضای معلومات از یک تعداد خاص دارندگان برنامه پارول OAW

به عنوان بخشی از روند جاری پارول یا اجازه اقامت موقت شما، وزارت امنیت داخلی امریکا یا (DHS)  از شما میخواهد تا معلومات زیر را فراهم نمائید تا اطلاعات مندرج سوابق و اسناد مربوط به شما تازه و دقیق باشد. ارائه این اطلاعات همچنین ممکن است درطی مراحل کار های بعدی مربوط به پرونده مهاجرتی شما نیز کمک کند.

Last Updated: June 27, 2023 | Site Page

Request for Information for Certain OAW Parolees

As part of your ongoing parole process, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requesting that you provide the information below to ensure our records are up-to-date and accurate. Providing this information may also help ensure appropriate processing for future immigration actions you seek.

Last Updated: June 8, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Announces Re-parole Process for Afghan Nationals in the United States

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new process that will enable Afghan nationals to renew their parole and continue to live and work in the United States.

Last Updated: May 5, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Announces Upcoming Re-parole Process for Afghan Nationals

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is establishing a process to re-parole eligible Afghan nationals so they can continue living and working legally in the United States.

Last Updated: October 13, 2022 | Publication

Fireside Chat

Summary page for the Fireside Chat event with USCIS Director Ur Jaddou and CIS Ombudsman Phyllis Coven, held September 21, 2022.

Last Updated: September 27, 2022 | Press Releases

Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of All Afghan Nationals from the National Conference Center Safe Haven in Leesburg, VA

All Afghan nationals have departed the safe haven facility at the National Conference Center (NCC) in Leesburg, Virginia, to join communities across the United States.

Last Updated: August 29, 2022 | Press Releases

Message from Secretary Mayorkas and Deputy Secretary Tien on Operation Allies Welcome, One Year Later

Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) represents the best of our nation’s values and character and our tradition as a place of welcome and belonging.

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 | Press Releases

Statement by Secretaries Antony J. Blinken and Alejandro N. Mayorkas - Ongoing Efforts to Support Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Applicants

The United States continues to demonstrate its commitment to the thousands of brave Afghans who stood side-by-side with the us over the course of the past two decades.