Some Afghans Being Let Into US Without Visas: Official

Afghan families walk to a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on Aug. 24, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images

Some Afghan nationals are being allowed to enter the United States without visas, a senior Biden administration official said on Aug. 24.

The unusual arrangement is being enabled by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is granting “humanitarian parole” to the Afghans without visas, the official said.