U.S. Congress - Ashraf discuss the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee for monitoring and investigation And the Subcommittee for the Middle East and Central Asia

The New York Times -8 December 2011

Lawmakers are demanding the removal of Iranian group from the list And demanding the U.S. government commitment to ensure the safety of the residents of Ashraf

March Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to pressure on Obama to remove Iranian opposition movement PMOI from its list and to take further measures for the resettlement of 3,400 members of the organization are trapped in a camp in Iraq.

The lawmakers pointed to the two attacks by the Iraqi security forces on them, killing dozens of them and they said that the close relationship between the Iraqi government and the Iranian regime's life, Ashraf residents at risk.

Ambassador Daniel Vered, who was recently appointed as a special adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Camp Ashraf to take care of the American efforts in this file, said that the diplomats are busy working to persuade Iraq to keep the Camp Ashraf open to give the United Nations and adequate time for the resettlement of the population in others.