Refugee resettlement leaders in Kansas call for passage of Afghan Adjustment Act
Leaders in the effort to resettle Afghan refugees in Kansas say they are hopeful a law aimed at helping those refugees will pass. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced this month the reintroduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act. The bill, which was first presented two years ago, would provide immigration assistance to Afghans who aided U.S. and allied military forces during the 20-year war on terrorism in that region.
An American community’s concern about Afghan prosecutors is baseless
The spokesman of #IslamicEmirate, Mawlawi Zabihullah Mujahid, called concerns of an #American society in the name of transitional justice and peace about #Afghan prosecutors baseless.
Afghan Adjustment Act left out of Senate’s Defense Bill Vote
The United States Senate failed to bring the Afghan Adjustment Act to a vote as it approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As a result, Afghan evacuees still lack a pathway to apply for lawful permanent residence in U.S. as temporary protections for many of them are set to expire as soon as next month.
Utah joins effort to evacuate attorneys from Afghanistan
The Salt Lake County Attorney’s Office is joining other offices from across the U.S. in an attempt to evacuate Afghanistan attorneys targeted by the Taliban.
Salt Lake County D.A. works to evacuate Afghan prosecutors targeted by Taliban
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill is working with prosecutors nationwide to evacuate Afghan law professionals who have been targeted by the Taliban, he announced Thursday. The Prosecutors for Prosecutors campaign hopes to raise $15 million to rescue 1,500 prosecutors and their families who remain in Afghanistan, and was organized by the U.S. Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.
