SOUTH JERSEY (KYW Newsradio) — As the United States looks to move troops and some civilians out of Afghanistan, a number of Afghan refugees will soon call New Jersey home for the time being. Gov. Phil Murphy is welcoming them with open arms.
The U.S. Department of Defense recently approved a request for assistance from the State Department to provide temporary housing and support inside of the United States for special Afghan immigrant visa applicants and their families as well as other vulnerable Afghans.
Murphy says the refugees will be housed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
"I want to say unequivocally that New Jersey will do its part," Murphy said.
Murphy wrote in a tweet, "In part, our state has always served as a shining beacon of hope to the world, and we will do everything in our power to help these refugees rebuild their lives."
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Murphy says a number of the people welcomed into the state for this temporary housing fought side by side with American troops when they were in Afghanistan or gave them intelligence to help in the war there.
"I wrote a letter to the president yesterday, that whatever we can do we want to be here and do the right thing. And it’s not just for these refugees, but I think it’s a statement about our blessed veterans who fought in this war."
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Murphy did not say how many refugees will be relocated to the state.
"The details will be evolving," he said. "The feds are really running this."
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