Molly Conger

An asylum seeker is someone who is either inside the United States or presenting at the border of the United States and requesting asylum. So they're different categories, right? Generally, to be a refugee, one has to register with the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, and thus one has to have fled one's home country. It's somewhat notable that this flight came from Johannesburg, right?

These people were in South Africa.

These people were in South Africa.

These people were in South Africa.

Right, which again is unusual, right? So you have to normally go to a resettlement support center, right? And I want to talk about the process of background checks in a minute, because surprise, surprise, it didn't happen here. At least not as far as I'm aware. If it did, it's the most expedited version of this process that we've ever seen.

Right, which again is unusual, right? So you have to normally go to a resettlement support center, right? And I want to talk about the process of background checks in a minute, because surprise, surprise, it didn't happen here. At least not as far as I'm aware. If it did, it's the most expedited version of this process that we've ever seen.

Right, which again is unusual, right? So you have to normally go to a resettlement support center, right? And I want to talk about the process of background checks in a minute, because surprise, surprise, it didn't happen here. At least not as far as I'm aware. If it did, it's the most expedited version of this process that we've ever seen.

So these refugees have been admitted as P1 refugees and people talk about P1 like it's a visa category. It's not actually, it's a priority category. There are four priority categories for people getting refugee visas. P1 cases, the highest priority, are normally referred by embassies, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees or non-governmental organizations.

So these refugees have been admitted as P1 refugees and people talk about P1 like it's a visa category. It's not actually, it's a priority category. There are four priority categories for people getting refugee visas. P1 cases, the highest priority, are normally referred by embassies, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees or non-governmental organizations.

So these refugees have been admitted as P1 refugees and people talk about P1 like it's a visa category. It's not actually, it's a priority category. There are four priority categories for people getting refugee visas. P1 cases, the highest priority, are normally referred by embassies, the United Nations High Commission on Refugees or non-governmental organizations.

If people have heard of this at all, it's probably with reference to Afghan folks who worked with the United States who are not being admitted under the United States refugee admission program right now. Some of them are stuck in third countries, even at airports, if they don't have a visa for that third country, waiting to work out what the U.S.

If people have heard of this at all, it's probably with reference to Afghan folks who worked with the United States who are not being admitted under the United States refugee admission program right now. Some of them are stuck in third countries, even at airports, if they don't have a visa for that third country, waiting to work out what the U.S.

If people have heard of this at all, it's probably with reference to Afghan folks who worked with the United States who are not being admitted under the United States refugee admission program right now. Some of them are stuck in third countries, even at airports, if they don't have a visa for that third country, waiting to work out what the U.S.

is going to do this time after lying to them for decades and letting them down again.

is going to do this time after lying to them for decades and letting them down again.

is going to do this time after lying to them for decades and letting them down again.

Yeah, right. They actually have fear of persecution if they do, which is not the case for these South African folks. P2 are people like there are special groups designated for humanitarian concern. Like some Congolese people living in Rwanda. In the past, some Burmese groups living in Thailand have been P2 groups. P3 are family reunification cases.

Yeah, right. They actually have fear of persecution if they do, which is not the case for these South African folks. P2 are people like there are special groups designated for humanitarian concern. Like some Congolese people living in Rwanda. In the past, some Burmese groups living in Thailand have been P2 groups. P3 are family reunification cases.

Yeah, right. They actually have fear of persecution if they do, which is not the case for these South African folks. P2 are people like there are special groups designated for humanitarian concern. Like some Congolese people living in Rwanda. In the past, some Burmese groups living in Thailand have been P2 groups. P3 are family reunification cases.

So you can, you know, if one person has refugee status to come to the United States, they can bring the rest of their family. And then P4 are people who have sponsors through something called the Welcome Corps. Familiar with the Welcome Corps, Molly? I am not. No, it sounds like the coolest branch of the military, you know, like you've got the Marines and then the Welcome Corps next door.