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Afghan Adjustment Act
August 14, 2023
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Grace Segers
Afghans Greet Anniversary of U.S. Withdrawal With a Mix of Sadness and Hope
Two years after the chaotic fall of Kabul, stateside evacuees want lawmakers to step up to help allies who’ve made a new home here as well as those left behind.
July 27, 2023
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Grace Segers
Time Is Running Out for Congress to Help Our Afghan Allies
A bipartisan group of senators are pushing to include the Afghan Adjustment Act in the annual defense authorization bill—but some formidable political obstacles remain.
March 16, 2023
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Grace Segers
The U.S. May Break Its Promise to the Afghan Allies It Left Behind
Many of those who assisted the military during its 20-year war remain trapped in Afghanistan—with only a backlogged special immigration visa program as a recourse.
December 20, 2022
Grace Segers
Congress Leaves Afghan Refugees Out of Year-End Deal
Tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees could be forced to leave the U.S. next year after being cut out Congress’s new spending compromise.
December 20, 2022
Tori Otten
Three Incredibly Popular Things That Congress Chose to Leave Out of the Spending Bill
U.S. lawmakers unveiled a sweeping $1.7 trillion government spending bill. Still, they managed to exclude some popular provisions.
December 16, 2022
Prem Thakker
Congress Has Days to Prove Whether It Cares About Afghans
The Afghan Adjustment Act would help tens of thousands of Afghans who remain in legal limbo. And the deadline for Congress to pass it is coming up.
December 14, 2022
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Grace Segers
House Republicans Gear Up to Investigate the Afghanistan Withdrawal
The GOP is planning probes next year of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. Is there room for a real reckoning—or just partisan point-scoring?
September 28, 2022
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Grace Segers
Afghan Evacuees Watch and Wait for Congress to Pull Them Out of Legal Limbo
Lawmakers have yet to vote on the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would provide those who left the country amid our chaotic military withdrawal with a pathway to permanent residency.
August 10, 2022
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Grace Segers
Congress May Finally Do Right by Afghan Evacuees
After months of delay, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a measure that would end the paralyzing uncertainty faced by those we promised to find a new home.
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