Sec. 1273. Sense of Congress on evacuation of United States citizens and nationals from Yemen
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Congress finds the following: The ongoing conflict in Yemen, including airstrikes conducted by Saudi Arabia and a no-fly zone imposed over Yemen by Saudi Arabia, has made it difficult for Yemeni-Americans to depart Yemen. United States citizen Jamal al-Labani of Hayward, California, was killed in Yemen after the closure of the United States Embassy while attempting to bring his pregnant wife and 2-year-daughter back to the United States. Over 550 Yemeni-Americans have registered as being unable to leave Yemen after the closure of the United States Embassy in Yemen in February 2015.
In 2006, the Department of Defense helped the Department of State remove 15,000 Americans from Lebanon during Hezbollah’s war against Israel. Many other nations, including China, Ethiopia, India, and Russia are evacuating or have evacuated their citizens from Yemen. It is the sense of Congress that the President should exercise all available authorities as expeditiously as possible to evacuate United States citizens and nationals from Yemen.