article_snippet.sent: My family have to make a decision based on the security situation and what is feasible to do," The State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: A group of U.S. organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination League, have filed a lawsuit against The State Department and The State Department over the government's stance on evacuations.
article_snippet.sent: We have one of the branches of al Qaeda that's especially active.
article_snippet.sent: There's the Houthis -- neither of these two groups friendly to U.S. citizens.
article_snippet.sent: We've had to weigh very, very carefully what is the safest way, the best way for We to help these two groups friendly to U.S. citizens.
article_snippet.sent: Higgins said ultimately each U.S. citizen is going to have to judge what is best for each U.S. citizen and each U.S. citizen families.