White House has told governors how many Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled

The White House has informed governors about the number of Afghan refugees they can expect to be resettled in their states in coming weeks, an administration official told CNN

Former Delaware governor Jack Markell and former FEMA acting head Bob Fenton, who are overseeing the resettlement efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and other senior White House officials made the calls to the governors on Wednesday, the official said.According to the official, the allocations to each state were made under the new Afghan Placement and Assistance Program and were based on the initial 37,000 arrivals.

"These services will be provided through local refugee resettlement agencies across the country."Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States The official said the number"may increase over time based on capacity shared by State Refugee Coordinators and local resettlement agencies.

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