Rep. Pappas Leads Call to Protect LGBTQ Plus Afghans
August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 63 lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to expand the Department of State's recently announced Priority 2 designation granting U.S. Refugee Admissions Program access for certain Afghan nationals to explicitly include LGBTQ+ Afghans, and urging him to work with the Department of Defense to ensure that charter flights receive unin . . .
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 63 lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to expand the Department of State's recently announced Priority 2 designation granting U.S. Refugee Admissions Program access for certain Afghan nationals to explicitly include LGBTQ+ Afghans, and urging him to work with the Department of Defense to ensure that charter flights receive unin . . .