'We don't leave fallen comrades. Those creeds, those oaths we stand by, they've got to matter.'
If passed, the bill would offer an option for permanent legal status for approximately 79,000 Afghans who came to the United States following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021. AboutIt also would potentially provide pathways for an additional 300,000 Afghan interpreters and others still in the country who helped American troops during the war in Afghanistan.
Columbus was the first stop on a nationwide firewatch tour in part because Powers and Zeller, who were part of the group that gathered in Washington, D.C., knewThe majority of Afghans who came to America following the fall of Kabul came into the country as humanitarian parolees. Parolees can stay in the United States legally for two years, and then they must seek permanent legal status through the asylum system.
Dustman asked questions and offered some information on other studies, bills and work the office has done."I appreciate what you guys are doing," Dustman said when Zeller asked what they could do to get Portman's support on the bill."I'll just ask the senator outright if he has a position on it." The statement mentions reports from government agencies saying that the security screenings during the evacuation of Afghans were"deficient and deviated from existing regulations and procedures for vetting, and as a result, multiple security concerns being paroled into our communities."
Zeller said the reports Portman refers to in his statement don't give the full picture of what happened and that if the act isn't passed into law, there will be a real cost as Afghans who helped the U.S. are being"hunted down and killed."details how the Taliban targeted more than 100 former Afghanistan police and intelligence officers in the days after the U.S. evacuation, including searching for those with ties to the U.S.
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