A year after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of allies are struggling to reach safety. The US Congress needs to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act now. Source: Tens of thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. Why have so few...
Matt Zeller, a U.S. Army captain who served in Afghanistan and whose interpreter saved his life, center, gathers with other veterans who are urging Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21, 2022. Commentary by Jack McCain, December 6,...
Thousands who escaped to the U.S. are stuck in immigration limbo. As the Taliban regime retook the country, more than 79,000 Afghans were evacuated to the U.S. When [their] humanitarian parole expires, these Afghans can’t legally stay in the U.S., and the risk of...
Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum. Source: An Afghan soldier fleeing the Taliban spent months...
Record numbers are attempting the treacherous continent-crossing route through the Darién Gap to the United States. Here’s one person’s story. Source: A Cuban asylum seeker’s dangerous odyssey, The New Humanitarian, by Joshua Collins, May 10,...
