This bill terminates the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, which has provided protection to Afghan nationals who assisted U.S. operations in Afghanistan. The legislation immediately stops all new Afghan SIV applications and cancels all pending applications that have not yet been approved. For the approximately 76,000 Afghan SIVs already admitted to the United States, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive security reassessment within 18 months, including biometric re-enrollment, updated background checks, document verification, and interviews where necessary. Any Afghan SIV beneficiary found ineligible, inadmissible, involved in fraud, or deemed a national-security concern will have their visa status rescinded and face removal proceedings, with national-security cases prioritized for immediate action. Funding previously allocated to the Afghan SIV program would be redirected to the Veterans Affairs Department's Supportive Services for Veteran Families program.
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