Abdul Wasi Safi was detained by US Border Patrol in September after he illegally crossed the southern border in September, trying to seek asylum from the Taliban.
This is a story about an Afghan soldier and a broken U.S. immigration and asylum system; "I was in a special force Ccmmando unit, but I come here and they put me in jail."
Abdul Wasi Safi was trying to reach his brother, who immigrated legally to Houston after helping the U.S. military. Legal experts say Wasi may have to serve a criminal sentence before he can pursue asylum.
Abdul Wasi Safi, a veteran of the Afghan special forces, made a harrowing journey to the U.S. after evading the Taliban for months after U.S. troops left Afghanistan.