This month, the Biden Administration hopes to expedite the process by eliminating temporary humanitarian parole and concentrating resources instead on permanent visas.
Tens of thousands of Afghans are trying to get permanent residence in the U.S. Many of them assisted American troops in Afghanistan during the war, but have been waiting years for a visa.
By Lauren Yanks '19 M.Div. Born and raised in Haiti, Jean-Fritz Guerrier ’18 M.Div. enjoyed a childhood surrounded by loved ones. “A famous Haitian proverb says that your neighbors are your family,” he said. “Even distant cousins are considered close family and part of everyday life. It’s a nice way to grow up.”
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WOODBURY — A group of local residents has mounted a grassroots effort to aid a young woman who fled her native Afghanistan last summer and arrived in the U.S. without