Final Afghan refugees leave New Jersey base for resettlement

Published February 19, 2022 11:32pm ET



The last of the Afghan refugees living on a U.S. military base have left, the Department of Homeland Security announced Saturday.

While Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey has been cleared a few days after the Tuesday target date, the base will remain open for other refugees filtering in, according to the statement from DHS. In the meantime, the department will be allocating a new safe haven at a new undecided location.

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