(Hill) Lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for those evacuated from Afghanistan, a first attempt to end their legal limbo after nearly a year in the United States.
The Afghan Adjustment Act, if approved by both chambers, could eliminate uncertainty for Afghan evacuees, some [of] whom had only a year after arriving in the U.S. to secure a legal pathway to remain in the country.
It’s critical legislation for more than 70,000 Afghans who were transported to the U.S. before the end of the U.S. withdrawal at the end of August last year.
The bill allows those who were brought to the U.S. during the evacuation or in the year since to apply to become legal permanent residents after either one or two years residing in the country.
