For Afghan women, the Taliban means violence, drought, famine, and food insecurity. Congress must pass the Afghan Adjustment Act.
For Afghans, life under the Taliban means violence and persecution, the wholesale denigration of women, and food insecurity. Congress must pass the AAA.
Roughly 40 percent may eventually obtain Special Immigrant Visas, which confer a green card based on assistance rendered to the U.S. military or government during the war in Afghanistan. There are not enough lawyers to take on complex asylum cases, and those who do find an attorney still must wait for many months to get an answer, given the major application backlogs facing the government.Homayra Yusufi, acting director of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans in San Diego, sees the impact of this limbo every day. While PANA serves newcomers from all countries, it has been deeply engaged in the large Afghan community in San Diego.
Yusufi, like many other volunteers and advocates, spent her summer working with Afghans whose two-year parole was about to expire, assisting them with applying for “re-parole,” a renewal of the original permission to remain in the U.S.
Obtaining permanent status provides stability for women who want to continue to fight for women still in Afghanistan, according to Jill Marie Bussey, director for Public Policy at Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
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