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They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards

NPR | By Ximena Bustillo
Published August 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM EDT

Five years after the U.S. withdrawal, Afghan allies who resettled in America are facing new fears as the government retroactively revokes their Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs).

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Ximena Bustillo
Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform correspondent at NPR covering politics and policy in Washington related to DHS and immigration.
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