Latest "Special Immigrant Visa" stories

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston.

Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi, once detained at border, wins asylum

It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.

By Allison P. Erickson

3 months ago

4,000 Afghans who helped military going abroad to complete visas to U.S.

While 750 Afghans are going straight to Virginia, thousands more will go to a way station out of Afghanistan.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

The Pentagon is helping State identify Afghan interpreters for evacuation

There are thousands of Afghans in the Special Immigrant Visa pipeline.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

Biden defends Afghanistan pullout as Taliban gains ground

President Joe Biden explains the decision to pull out of Afghanistan

By Joe Gould

2 years ago

We must not repeat the Vietnam refugee tragedy in Afghanistan

The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan must not end with a betrayal of our Afghan allies, says the author of this commentary.

By Jim Jones

3 years ago

White House eyes ways to speed up visas for foreign interpreters stranded in war zones

More than 100,000 interpreters are seeking asylum in the United States, according to advocates.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

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