69 Democrats Urge Biden to Grant Refugee Status to Palestinians With Family in US
Palestinians are carved out of the 1951 Refugee Convention, and very few Palestinians have ever been let into the US.
A group of nearly 70 Democrats is calling on the Biden administration to move to accept Palestinians fleeing Israel’s genocide in Gaza as refugees if they have family living in the U.S., an action praised by advocates who say that it is a small but crucial step toward saving Palestinian lives. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas...