'Real injustice': Marine says Afghan interpreter denied visa to stay in US despite meeting requirements

The U.S. government denied an Afghan interpreter's visa, citing insufficient service despite serving more than twice as long as required, Marine officer says.

Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.

Schueman co-authored the book "Always Faithful" with his former interpreter Zainullah Zaki — known as "Zak" by the Marines he served with. It chronicled how the pair formed a lifelong bond amid the deadliest Marine deployment of the war in Afghanistan and how Schueman worked round-the-clock to ensure Zak and his family made it out of Kabul as the Taliban closed in.

But earlier this month, Schueman got word that Zak's special immigrant visa (SIV) had been denied. The rejection letter lists insufficient length of employment as the reason.