Letter: It's time to end the refugee ban

To the editor, Recently, a woman from Afghanistan came to Global Friends asking for help. She and her family were able to come on a Special Immigrant Visa since she had served the U.S. government. When she walked into our office, she was visibly upset — having trouble eating, sleeping and concentrating because her family is in extreme danger in Afghanistan. She explained the Taliban had invaded their family home, claiming it’s on land the Taliban owns. This is a beloved home that they built themselves, have documents of ownership, yet it is being ripped away. Where will they go? Neighboring countries are not allowing Afghans to enter. Her family is pleading to bring them to the United States. But under the current Trump administration, family ties for Afghans and refugees from countries around the world do not matter.

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