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THREAD 🧵: Why we need an #AfghanAdjustmentAct ASAP

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After our #Afghan withdrawal, over 76,000 Afghans were airlifted out of #Afghanistan to the U.S, including Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)-eligible individuals, their family members, and other Afghans who aided the U.S., as well as those who would qualify for #refugee status.

Most of these individuals have been or will be admitted to the U.S. under parole, a process that affords temporary lawful presence in the United States for “urgent humanitarian reasons.”

Key word– ❗️TEMPORARY❗️

For our new #Afghan neighbors, there no permanent legal status, leading to uncertainty & even potentially leading to removal from the U.S. However, Congress can provide certainty to Afghans by granting them a pathway to permanent legal status by passing an #AfghanAdjustmentAct.

And we've done this before.

We passed similar legislation at the conclusion of several U.S.-involved conflicts in the past. 3 noteworthy examples: following Fidel Castro’s rise to power in Cuba, after our withdrawal from Vietnam, and following U.S. military actions in Iraq.

The U.S. has a long and successful history of creating expedited pathways to citizenship for those who aided U.S. forces in conflicts. It is vital that Congress immediately introduce and pass an #AfghanAdjustmentAct so our new #Afghan neighbors STAY our new Afghan neighbors.

Congress has a deadline of March 11 to pass an #AfghanAdjustmentAct.

📢 We must act now and demand they pass and support such legislation.

Take action here by calling your Congressmembers with one easy click: vfai.quorum.us/campaign/38432/

For more info on an Adjustment, check out the following explainer by @NatImmForum ⤵️

immigrationforum.org/article/explai…