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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.
They risked their lives to help us. How Biden can fix the troubled “terp” visa program
It takes years to get a special immigrant visa, time that Afghan interpreters may not have.
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.
Pentagon did not do enough to vet foreign military students, DoD intel official tells Congress
The Defense Department is working with both government and schoolhouses themselves to prevent another foreign military student terror attack.
Former interpreters laud court ruling to accelerate special visa decisions
The federal government now has 30 days to submit a plan to adjudicate long-delayed visa applications that have been pending for more than nine months.
By Dylan Gresik
Iraqi interpreter earns US citizenship after being pulled from previous ceremony
Iraqi interpreter's citizenship approved after call from Military Times
By Kyle Rempfer
Iraqi translator risked his life on raids with US troops. Now he’s fighting for citizenship
The area of Baghdad they were in was home to many Islamic extremist groups, Abdulkareem said. “They were fighting each other, and sometimes they were hitting us.”
By Kyle Rempfer