San Francisco, CA – August 28, 2021: Protesters demonstrate in a show of support and solidarity with those Afghans who are attempting to escape from the country and the ongoing systematic violence. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Can immigration avoid a cold winter in Congress? That’s the question immigrants and their advocates are asking […]
New Delhi, India-Aug 24 2021: A group of Afghan women sitting on road outside at UNHCR to protest against the Taliban and demanding to be given refugee status in India or any other country. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Obtaining immigration benefits from the U.S. government is always difficult, but it is even harder […]
These exemptions will allow the U.S. government to protect Afghan allies by alleviating certain obstacles to immigration benefits.
By USCIS WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State took steps to ensure that vulnerable Afghans who have supported and worked with the United States in Afghanistan, and who have undergone rigorous screening and vetting, can qualify for protection and other immigration benefits in the United States. These actions will also […]