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10/18/2023

The wait for those with religious worker visas suddenly grew by years due to a procedural shift, and advocates and attorneys fear they could lose their place in the US.

10/18/2023

I was honored to be quoted in this article.

Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.

05/24/2023

https://theworld.org/stories/2023-05-23/afghans-who-fled-us-hope-congress-will-fix-their-status

After Afghanistan fell to the Taliban almost two years ago in August, tens of thousands of Afghans made their way to the United States. They were allowed to stay under a program called “humanitarian parole.” But that status expires in a couple of months, and although they can renew one time, man...

05/24/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/world/americas/darien-gap-afghan-migration.html?smid=url-share

For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.

04/17/2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/13/afghan-fighters-zero-units-cia-refugees/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F39bc2ba%2F643c175e53816d1ce0a4b93a%2F5e6c35a1ade4e21f590e05f2%2F37%2F72%2F643c175e53816d1ce0a4b93a&wp_cu=6e921fea77a838e2b1dcfaa32304fb4e%7CA0C7A462F6317B5EE0530100007F2103

Former Zero Unit members struck terror in the Taliban while fighting in Afghanistan. Now many struggle as U.S. refugees whose immigration status is in limbo.

02/28/2023

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64776621?fbclid=IwAR01PNPHM7-GdppRhHJmh3requDPsi7KVwiiZ2pxqXa7ceVCpvfdMngCvm0

Twelve children, including a baby, were among those who died after their boat broke apart in stormy seas.

12/09/2022

We need to do better.

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.

12/08/2022

Here Yalda's story and why the Afghan Adjustment Act is needed.

Clinic client Yalda Royan, an Afghan women's rights activist, talks about working with the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic on her asylum case

12/07/2022

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-afghan-adjustment-act-mccain-20221206-jufzwvzxu5etrmpgb2n3isrlge-story.html

Proposed legislation would provide Afghans, who bet their lives on the promises we made to them, a path to permanent status.

12/07/2022

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2022/12/06/veterans-urge-congress-to-pass-the-afghan-adjustment-act/

The Afghan Adjustment Act would allow Afghans who came to the U.S. during the Afghanistan evacuation to be re-vetted and apply for a permanent status.

11/30/2022

Time is now to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act.
://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000008634824/afghan-refugees-biden.html

More than a year after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a network of volunteers is still trying to evacuate Afghan allies. But this commitment has come at a great cost.

10/04/2018

An unflinching look at one family's experience being forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.