December 2019

• ‘Defense bill includes 4,000 additional visas for Afghan interpreters’, Connecting Vets, Elizabeth Howe, 12/17/19
• ‘U.S. must learn from Afghanistan mistakes’, Observer-Dispatch, Luke Perry, 12/15/19
• ‘Afghan interpreters for US military get additional shots at US visas under defense bill’, Stars and Stripes, J.P, Lawerence, 12/13/19.
• ‘A life-saving process’: New visas will help rescue Afghans who put their lives on the line for US troops’, Washington Examiner, 12/12/2019
• ‘4,000 more Afghan interpreters could get special immigrant visas, thanks to defense bill’, Military Times, Diana Stancy Correll, 12/12/19

November 2019

• ‘Former Afghan combat interpreter, Spokane immigrant becomes U.S. citizen’, The Spokesman-Review, Jared Brown, 11/13/19
• ‘Connections: Afghani interpreters who served the U.S. military share their stories’, WXXI News, Evan Dawson & Megan Mack, 11/11/19
• ‘More Than 20% Of This Year’s Refugee Ceiling Is Set Aside For Iraqis’, Newsy, Austin Landis, 11/06/19
• ‘Iraqis who helped the United States during the war shouldn’t be abandoned’, The Washington Post, Editorial Board, 11/05/19
• ‘Under Trump, Iraqis Who Helped U.S. in War Are Stalled in Refugee System’, NYT, Lara Jakes, 11/02/19

October 2019

• ‘House lawmakers vow to secure U.S. visas for Syrian Kurds after Trump’s troop pullout’, NBC news, Dan De Luce, 10/30/19
• ‘No, President Trump, It’s Not ‘Importing the Terrorism.’ It’s the Right Thing to Do.’ NYT, Jon Finer and Brett McGurk, 10/29/19
• ‘Dying While Waiting: U.S. Government Ordered To Resolve Visa Issues For Afghan, Iraqi Allies’, Gandahara, Ron Synovitz, 10/16/19
  
• ‘These Afghan and Iraqi interpreters faced ‘life-threatening delays’ to get their US visas. They sued the government and won’, Radio Free Europe, Ron Synovitz, 10/15/19
  
• ‘Interpreter who Helped Illinois Soldiers Still Waiting to Enter US’, NBC Chicago, Chris Coffey, 10/08/19

• ‘Same Team, Different Uniform: Iraqi Translator Becomes U.S. Airman’, US Dept. Of Defense, 10/04/19

September 2019

• ‘Another Trump scandal: Blocking visas for Iraqis who saved American lives’, Inquirer, Trudy Rubin, 09/27/19
• ‘General James Mattis’ Plea to Resettle Iraqi Refugees’, Niskanen Center, Judith Teruya, 09/24/19
• ‘Iraqi translator risks life to reunite with American flag’, Connecting Vets, Stephanie Santos, 09/24/19
• ‘Court finds VISA delays faced by thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who assisted the  United States are unlawful’, IRAP, Henrike Dessaules, 09/23/19
• ‘This Iraqi translator risked his life for US troops. Now, he’s one of them​’, Task & Purpose, Haley Britzky, 09/23/19
• ‘Trump admin broke law with visa delays for Afghans, Iraqis who worked for U.S., judge rules’, NBC, Dan de Luce, 09/23/19
• ‘The US promised thousands of foreign interpreters special immigrant visas. Now they’re trapped.’, PRI, Rebecca Gibian, 09/19/19
• ‘Crocker on Afghanistan’, National Review, Jay Nordlinger, 09/18/19

August 2019

• ‘We can’t leave Afghanistan without protecting our closest allies first’, Washington Post, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, 08/29/19
• ‘Only 2 Iraqi translators who worked with U.S. troops got U.S. visas last year’, NBC, Dan De Luce, 08/23/19
  
• ‘Combat Veteran: Trump’s Support Of Terp Visa Program Honors Their Service’, OAN, Neil. W. McCabe, 08/14/19
  
• ‘Our shared humanity’, Northwest Democrat Gazette, Mathew Tully, 08/11/19
• ‘Foreign-Born Linguists Face Clearance Obstacles’, ClearanceJobs, Sean Bigely, 08/04/19

July 2019

• ‘Refugee resettlement represents the best of American values’, Citizen Times, Ted W. Goins Jr., 07/30/19
• ‘This new Marine was born in Afghanistan and hopes to return – this time to fight extremism’, Stars and Stripes, Phillip Walter Wellman and Chad Garland, 07/17/19
  
• ‘Looking for the Hollywood ending’, Washington Examiner, Trent Reedy, 07/11/19
• ‘Can we find bipartisan solutions on immigration?’, The Logan Daily News, Congressman Steve Strivers, 07/09/19
• ‘After 16 Years of War and Red Tape, an Iraqi Interpreter Becomes an US Citizen’, The Virginian-Pilot, Courtney Mabeus, 07/06/19
• ‘Iraqi interpreter: I want to see this land’, The Virginian-Pilot, 07/03/19

June 2019

• ‘HOPE ALMOST LOST’, Citizen Soldier,  Nadine Wiley De Moura, 06/24/19
• ‘Commentary: I helped refugees in Iraq. Now I’m a refugee working in the U.S.’, Chicago Tribune, Taif Alshakir, 06/19/19
• ‘Stivers bill would extend measure allowing interpreters for US to come to America’, The Columbus Dispatch, Jessica Wehrman, 06/18/19
• ‘Fighting fears, pursuing dreams’, Liberty Journal, Tobi Walsh Laukaitis, 06/12/19

May 2019

• ‘At this L.A. supper club, refugees share food and memories of the lives they left behind’, LA times, Sarah Parvini, 05/31/19
• ‘Lawmakers ask Trump admin why Afghan interpreter facing Taliban threats has no U.S. visa’, NBC News, Dan De Luce, 05/30/19
• ‘Found in Translation: How Two Afghan Interpreters and One City councilmember built a long term friendship’, Dana Point Times, Lillian Boyd, 05/30/19
• ‘Taliban Attack Aid Group Office in Kabul, in Setback to U.S. Peace Talks’, New York Times, David Zuchinno and Fatima Fazi, 05/28/19
  
• ‘Bombing at Afghan Mosque Kills Popular Religious Scholar‘, NYT, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Fahim Abed, 05/24/19
• ‘Merit-based immigration should favor Afghan translators’, The Hill, Bradley Blakeman, 05/18/19
• ‘A matter of life and death for Afghan allies: Advocates push for fixes to special visa program’, Military Times, Leo Shane III, 05/16/19
• ‘Under Trump, Visas Plummet For Afghan, Iraqi Military Translators’, Huffington Post, Dominique Mosbergen, 05/02/19
• ‘Trump Administration Has Drastically Dropped Visas For Afghan And Iraqi Interpreters’, NPR, Quil Lawrence, 05/01/19

April 2019

• ‘AFGHAN INTERPRETERS ARE TERRIFIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE U.S. DEAL WITH THE TALIBAN’, Vice News, Ben Anderson, 04/25/19
• ‘Iraqi interpreter earns US citizenship after being pulled from previous ceremony’, Military Times, Kyle Rempfer, 04/23/19
• ‘Iraqi translator risked his life on raids with US troops. Now he’s fighting for citizenship’, Military Times, Kyle Rempfer, 04/18/19
• ‘Lines of Duty: An Afghan Translator’s Path to Santa Cruz’, Good Times, Georgia Johnson, 04/02/19

March 2019

• ‘Afghan troops beat up contractors, stole equipment: report’, Military Times, Geoff Ziezulewicz, 03/20/19
• ‘As grateful Iowa soldiers watch, Afghan man who risked his life for them becomes an American’, Des Moins Register, Tony Leys, 03/02/19

February 2019

• ‘Hunted by the Taliban: Afghan interpreters renew UK asylum plea’, Aljazeera, 02/12/19
  
• ‘Among the Lucky Ones’, East Bay Express, Salina Nasir, 02/06/19
• ‘As US Mulls Afghanistan Withdrawal, No Funding for Interpreter Visas’, VOA, Ramon Taylor, 02/01/19

January 2019

• ‘Inspire Film Festival 2019: Documentary sheds light on plight of foreign military interpreters’, Houston Chronicle, Jeff Forward, 01/31/19
• ‘America must not turn its back on battlefield allies from Iraq and Afghanistan’, Washington Post, Editorial Board, 01/30/19
• ‘Former interpreters for U.S. troops wait out the State Department — and the Taliban — as visas decline’, Washington Post, Alex Horton, 01/23/19
• ‘Former interpreter who helped US troops before fleeing Afghanistan detained in Houston’, Stars and Stripes, Alex Horton, 01/12/19