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With the election decided, we know mass deportations and an end to refugee resettlement may be ahead. Help us protect families now!
With the election decided, we know mass deportations and an end to refugee resettlement may be ahead. Help us protect families now!
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For 20 years, the U.S. Government worked with hundreds of thousands of Afghan allies who served as interpreters, translators, cultural advisors, drivers, and NGO employees. Because of their service to the U.S. mission, our allies and their families have become the targets of anti-American violence.
In early 2021, Global Refuge began pressing the White House to protect and evacuate our Afghan allies. We joined veterans’ groups and resettlement agencies to form the Evacuate our Allies coalition, and we advocated for the continued evacuation of at-risk Afghans and the integration of Afghans already in the United States.
Since July 2021, more than 80,000 at-risk Afghans have been relocated and have entered the U.S. through “humanitarian parole”, allowing them to temporarily stay and lawfully work in the U.S. for up to two years. Unfortunately, there is currently no direct pathway for lawful permanent residency for most evacuated Afghans; instead, they need to apply for asylum. Applying for asylum is particularly difficult for this population given the loss of critical documentation during the hurried evacuation and the impact of trauma.
Global Refuge is working to support and integrate recently arrived Afghans in the United States and continues advocating for those left behind. We remain committed to ensuring successful integration and passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act, which offers permanent status to Afghans brought to the U.S. through the August 2021 evacuation.
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