Croatia and Cyprus have sent aircraft.

he had little time to corral his members around a plan to keep the government open.the government was set to shutdown Saturday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled the measure less than a week before funding from a short-term bill passed in September was set to expire.The Housepassed the bill.sending it to the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline.

All but two Democrats voted to pass the measure.The bill heads to President Bidens desk after it passed the Senate in an 87-11 vote.

17 just hours before it was set to shutdown.

Only one Democratic senator voted against the measure.Quickly processing thousands of petitions from Afghan evacuees could prove to be a herculean task for the 800-person asylum officer corps at USCIS.

where affordable housing is limited.president of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.

000 applications and screening thousands of migrants seeking protection at the southern border each month.under a temporary legal process known as parole and not as traditional refugees or visa holders many at-risk Afghans brought to America following the swift Taliban takeover of their homeland do not have a direct avenue to obtain permanent residency