Advocates Call on Congress to Avert End of Afghan Special Visa Program

FILE - Afghan refugees hold an indoor rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 21, 2023, to demand their U.S. visas be processed. Many Afghans in Pakistan awaiting special immigration to the United States face deportation back to Afghanistan.

The United States' program to resettle former Afghan interpreters and contractors could come to an abrupt end in a few months as the number of available Special Immigrant Visas dwindles.