Molly Conger

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.

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.

The Welcome Corps was set up in 2023 by the Biden administration to allow five US citizens, I think a minimum of five, to get together to sponsor someone for refugee admission for the United States and basically take responsibility for their housing and for... reorienting them in the US community, right? Getting their kids enrolled in school, helping them find a job, all that kind of stuff.

The Welcome Corps was set up in 2023 by the Biden administration to allow five US citizens, I think a minimum of five, to get together to sponsor someone for refugee admission for the United States and basically take responsibility for their housing and for... reorienting them in the US community, right? Getting their kids enrolled in school, helping them find a job, all that kind of stuff.

The Welcome Corps was set up in 2023 by the Biden administration to allow five US citizens, I think a minimum of five, to get together to sponsor someone for refugee admission for the United States and basically take responsibility for their housing and for... reorienting them in the US community, right? Getting their kids enrolled in school, helping them find a job, all that kind of stuff.

It was a cool program. It lasted less than two years that Donald Trump rolled that up in January of 2025. So we don't really have P4 cases anymore. So all admissions were halted in January. In February, the government, as I said, cut all cooperative agreements with resettlement agencies. So let's talk about what the normal process looks like for refugees.

It was a cool program. It lasted less than two years that Donald Trump rolled that up in January of 2025. So we don't really have P4 cases anymore. So all admissions were halted in January. In February, the government, as I said, cut all cooperative agreements with resettlement agencies. So let's talk about what the normal process looks like for refugees.

It was a cool program. It lasted less than two years that Donald Trump rolled that up in January of 2025. So we don't really have P4 cases anymore. So all admissions were halted in January. In February, the government, as I said, cut all cooperative agreements with resettlement agencies. So let's talk about what the normal process looks like for refugees.

Generally, they require several years of background checks and interviews. For many, it's not possible in their countries for most, right? For instance, there is not a resettlement support center in Afghanistan. So people have to leave. That's how you see them in Pakistan, right? What you're seeing now actually is Afghan people who are in Pakistan have timed out on their visas in Pakistan.

Generally, they require several years of background checks and interviews. For many, it's not possible in their countries for most, right? For instance, there is not a resettlement support center in Afghanistan. So people have to leave. That's how you see them in Pakistan, right? What you're seeing now actually is Afghan people who are in Pakistan have timed out on their visas in Pakistan.

Generally, they require several years of background checks and interviews. For many, it's not possible in their countries for most, right? For instance, there is not a resettlement support center in Afghanistan. So people have to leave. That's how you see them in Pakistan, right? What you're seeing now actually is Afghan people who are in Pakistan have timed out on their visas in Pakistan.

So they're now facing immigration enforcement there because they haven't been able to get resettled in the US before their Pakistan visa expires. They go through medical and biometric checks. There are at least two interviews. There are security checks.

So they're now facing immigration enforcement there because they haven't been able to get resettled in the US before their Pakistan visa expires. They go through medical and biometric checks. There are at least two interviews. There are security checks.

So they're now facing immigration enforcement there because they haven't been able to get resettled in the US before their Pakistan visa expires. They go through medical and biometric checks. There are at least two interviews. There are security checks.

When they do their first interview, they have to give in things like their identifying documents, work history, declare all their family relationships, all that kind of stuff. Then they have an interview with US citizenship and immigration services after that. Then if they are admitted, they take cultural orientation classes before traveling. That's when you learn how to be an American, right?

When they do their first interview, they have to give in things like their identifying documents, work history, declare all their family relationships, all that kind of stuff. Then they have an interview with US citizenship and immigration services after that. Then if they are admitted, they take cultural orientation classes before traveling. That's when you learn how to be an American, right?

When they do their first interview, they have to give in things like their identifying documents, work history, declare all their family relationships, all that kind of stuff. Then they have an interview with US citizenship and immigration services after that. Then if they are admitted, they take cultural orientation classes before traveling. That's when you learn how to be an American, right?

I don't know what it involves, but they have to take those before they come. And then the US government works with the IOM for travel, right? And that travel is funded through a zero interest loan to the refugee. So like in every other case, you pay for your flight. You have to pay it back starting six months when you get to the United States.

I don't know what it involves, but they have to take those before they come. And then the US government works with the IOM for travel, right? And that travel is funded through a zero interest loan to the refugee. So like in every other case, you pay for your flight. You have to pay it back starting six months when you get to the United States.

I don't know what it involves, but they have to take those before they come. And then the US government works with the IOM for travel, right? And that travel is funded through a zero interest loan to the refugee. So like in every other case, you pay for your flight. You have to pay it back starting six months when you get to the United States.