Afghan Adjustment Act – More Waiting Ahead
Initial reports from Washington, D.C. indicate that the Congressional continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government failed to include language that would aid Afghan evacuees […]
Resettlement
Former Asymmetric Warfare Group Soldiers Assist in Afghan Resettlement
Story by Tammie Moore. In the nine months that passed since the last American plane departed Afghanistan, a handful of former Fort Meade Asymmetric Warfare […]
Afghan Adjustment Act – The Time Has Come
By Stacie Smith. Since October, I have worked as a volunteer with Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) on humanitarian parole applications for Afghan men, […]
Benefits for Afghans Based on Immigration Status
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has published a report detailing Afghan eligibility for selected benefits based on immigration status. This eight-page brief (PDF) on benefits […]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans
The Biden administration is considering granting Temporary Protected Status for Afghans who have arrived in the United States following their evacuation from Afghanistan in August […]
Emirates Humanitarian City and the State Department
Up until early February 2022 the U.S. Department of State (DoS) has been unable or unwilling to address the plight of about 12,000 Afghans stuck […]
Afghan Evacuee Camp at Fort Pickett Closed
A temporary camp that was established at Fort Pickett, Virginia to house Afghan evacuees has closed. The location was one of eight camps on military […]
CRS Report on Global Refugee Resettlement
The Congressional Research Service has published a ‘fact sheet’ entitled Global Refugee Resettlement: Selected Issues and Questions. This two-page PDF dated January 27, 2022 briefly […]
Air Force Medical Student Called to Work as Translator for Afghan Evacuees
Story by Ian Neligh. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) medical school student Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop was doing clinical rotations […]
Afghan Adjustment Act – Congressional Action Needed
Thousands of Afghans were airlifted from the Kabul airport during the non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) conducted in August 2021. They were first flown to U.S. […]