Immigrant Visa Extension for Afghan Interpreters Removed from NDAA
December 09 2022
Over a year after U.S. forces left Afghanistan, the Special Immigrant Visa program designed to bring interpreters to safety is being eliminated, reports the Stars and Stripes.
The program is scheduled to end on Dec. 31, 2023.
Republicans removed language from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have extended the program past 2023.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been a leading critic of the program since 2018.
Democrats, veterans’ groups, and refugee advocates strongly...
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