to the battlefield, to the russians. they know how to spread the russians out. they know how to strike deep. they are not going to use u.s. munitions to do so. they have respected our request to avoid doing that. there s no reason to believe they will not continue to respect that. so, the ukrainians are doing exactly what they need to do. congressman wenstrup, turning to your new bill, the afghan allies protection act, this would extend the special immigrant visa by five years, provide an eligibility exemption for those injured or killed in the line of duty and authorize an additional 20,000 special immigrant visas. it extends and expands a program already in place. how urgent is this need, do you think? i think it s very urgent. i think it s actually later than we would like, because you have so many people, as you mentioned, that are waiting to hear. this is a promise that we made as america, that you work with us, and you will have the opportunity if you fulfill all the guidelin
Bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday in the Senate seeks to increase the number of visas available for Afghan interpreters and others who worked with American forces during the 20 years of war before the Taliban retook power in 2021.
A federal piece of legislation designed to help Afghan evacuees didn't make it through Congress this year. Refugee support organizations will continue to advocate for federal solutions to immigration backlogs for Afghan evacuees.