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Tell the U.S. to Keep Its Promise to Refugees like Malik

Malik* is an Iraqi refugee stranded with his family in Beirut, Lebanon, after the U.S. government failed to keep its promise to resettle him, his wife Sana* and their two sons, Tariq* and Yousef.* They fled Iraq in 2013, fearing for their lives because they are Christian, after years of harassment and discrimination.

Malik and his family thought their dream had come true: they were accepted for resettlement to the U.S. in 2016. Since that time, their case has been stuck in limbo — in “security checks” slowing down the resettlement process and effectively keeping out refugees for years if not forever.

Malik should be able to enjoy his human rights as a refugee, and should not live in limbo, without hope, because the United States failed to live up to its promise to resettle him. Tell the U.S. government to stand by its promise and admit refugees like Malik!

*Pseudonyms used to protect their privacy and security.

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Acting Director

Mark

Koumans

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

DHS Secretary

Alejandro

Mayorkas

DHS

Dear Acting Secretary McAleenan & Acting Director Cuccinelli,

I urge you to exercise your authority to expedite the case of Malik, an Iraqi refugee already accepted for resettlement to the U.S. who is stranded in Beirut, Lebanon, due to the Administration’s harmful policies on refugee resettlement.

Malik fled Baghdad in 2013 with his wife and two sons because they feared for their lives on account of their Christian faith. They were accepted for resettlement to the U.S. in 2016 and were awaiting the final step - being told to pack their bags for a flight to their new home in the U.S. - when the first Muslim ban was signed in January 2017.

As a result of delays caused by successive Muslim and refugee bans and additional security screening procedures, Malik and his family are stranded in Beirut. They cannot go back to Baghdad, where they fear for their lives. You must rectify this broken promise.

Malik and his family have been waiting to enter the U.S. for two-and-a-half years. They do not understand why they are waiting: “We are refugees, we’re human refugees, we’re refugees because there are difficult situations that made us flee...Please, so that we’re able to live. We want to live; we want to live in peace.”

The government’s failure to resettle Malik and his family is a broken promise. I urge you to exercise your authority to expedite his case and bring Malik and his family to their new home.

Sincerely,
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