Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

A year after it abandoned Afghanistan, US introduces bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

According to Reuters, the bill would also extend eligibility for Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) to Afghan women who served in special counterterrorism teams as well as commandos and air force personnel who fought with US forces

Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both houses of US Congress to establish a path to American citizenship for thousands of Afghan evacuees

Bipartisan bill to give thousands of Afghans path to US citizenship

Many of the 76,000 Afghans flown out in last year’s evacuation entered the US on humanitarian parole - Click the link for more details.

Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

WASHINGTON -- Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both houses of U.S. Congress to establish a path to American citizenship for thousands of Afghan evacuees admitted to the United

Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

Bipartisan bill introduced to provide citizenship path for thousands of Afghans

Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both houses of U.S. Congress to establish a path to American citizenship for thousands of Afghan evacuees admitted to the United States on temporary immigration status, the sponsors announced on Tuesday. Read full story