In 2023, the United States issued a record number of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to Afghans, with 26,500 visas granted, reaching an all-time high and more than doubling the previous year's total of 11,000. This increase comes amid a crackdown on Afghan refugees in countries like Pakistan and the UAE, and follows a State Department report indicating that the US was not keeping up with the demand for SIVs. Despite this surge in visa approvals, thousands of Afghans who aided US troops are still waiting for Congress to fulfill a pledge to allow them permanent residency in the US. Many of these individuals are languishing in camps under miserable conditions.
The number of Afghan immigrants in the US has risen substantially since the US military pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021 Our new article puts a wealth of statistics about this small but growing immigrant group at your fingertips: https://t.co/aP0A8gsv6B https://t.co/QapkOKvzVu
"In 2023, about 26,500 [Special Immigrant Visas] were granted to Afghans — more than double the previous year's total of 11,000 and a record since the program's inception in 2008." https://t.co/gLeePiSzpA
Thousands of Afghan refugees who aided US troops are waiting for Congress to make good on a pledge to allow them to make the US their permanent home, @patricialopez_4 says. It's taking too long https://t.co/Vx9Xz2gbqz via @opinion
The number of Afghans granted special immigrant visas hit an all-time high in 2023. However, thousands of Afghans are still languishing in camps whose conditions have been described as “miserable” https://t.co/1BpkgeEQtk
The number of Afghans granted special immigrant visas, or SIVs, hit an all-time high in 2023. The surge in approvals comes after a State Department report last year showed it was not doing enough to keep up with the demand https://t.co/BMxIzhrB3S
In 2023, 26,500 special immigrant visas were granted to Afghans compared to 11,000 in 2022, according to US government data. The surge in approvals comes after a State Department report last year showed it was not doing enough to keep up with the demand https://t.co/12LWrblTgK
The number of Afghans granted special immigrant visas hit an all-time high in 2023, amid a crackdown on Afghan refugees in regional countries like Pakistan and the UAE https://t.co/gP3xRFqiCq
US: Record number of special visas issued for Afghans, but scores still waiting https://t.co/QaROuAY4fo