The browser you are using is not supported. Please consider using a modern browser.

Skip Navigation
Act Now Donate
Start of main content.

News // Immigration

Failure to Include Afghan Adjustment Act Represents a Mission Unfinished and a Promise Unfulfilled

Global Refuge logo

Global Refuge Staff

May 11, 2022

Contact: Erin Taylor | etaylor@globalrefuge.org | 267-250-8829

BALTIMORE, MD – In response to news that the U.S. House of Representatives has left an Afghan Adjustment Act out of the Ukraine Supplemental, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans without a permanent path to residence and safety in the U.S., Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Global Refuge said:

“The House’s failure to include an Afghan Adjustment Act in the Ukraine Supplemental illustrates a tragic break with historical precedence of how we’ve provided protection to other wartime evacuees. Without an adjustment to their status, tens of thousands of our Afghan allies and new neighbors face an uncertain future. The legal limbo Afghans find themselves in is a major source of stress and entirely unbefitting of the promises the United States made to protect them. We can and must do better than this as a nation.

“Adjustment acts were issued for Vietnamese allies after U.S. withdrawal, for Cubans fleeing the Castro regime, and for Kurdish allies from Iraq. We must not allow politics and fearmongering to get in the way of doing what veterans, Republicans, Democrats, advocates, and many other Americans know is right. The Senate must include an adjustment act in the supplemental before it votes.

“Our admirable support for our neighbors in Ukraine clearly demonstrates the American capacity to support and welcome those fleeing war, violence, and persecution. We must extend that support, too, to the tens of thousands of Afghans we worked so hard to bring to safety. Anything less would represent a mission unfinished and a promise unfulfilled.”

The Latest

  • News

    April 16, 2025

    What is the Conflict in Sudan?

    This week marks the second anniversary of renewed violence in Sudan and the occupation of Khartoum. Global Refuge continues to call for the resumption of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to help bring Sudanese to safety and for the maintenance of Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese families living in the United States. 

    Read More
  • Advocacy

    April 15, 2025

    Protections and pathways for Afghan allies under attack

    Protections and pathways for Afghans have been under a profound assault in recent months. The latest part of that assault: The Administration has reportedly decided it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan.  

    Read More
  • Press Release · Refugee Resettlement

    April 11, 2025

    Global Refuge Decries Termination of Humanitarian Protections for Afghan Allies in the U.S.

    “Temporary Protected Status exists for a reason: to protect people whose return to their country would place them in grave danger. Afghanistan today is still reeling..."

    Read More
  • News · Community Engagement

    April 9, 2025

    Baking the World a Better Place

    A local group of teenagers hosted a bake sale for immigration and refugee resettlement agency Global Refuge.

    Read More
  • News

    March 24, 2025

    Zumbe’s Story: “I Don’t Know What to Do”

    Zumbe is a former refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo who came to the United States in 2023. Though his wife and children were supposed to join him, recent policy changes mean he doesn't know when--or if--he'll see them again.

    Read More

Share