Congress is considering legislation to streamline the immigration process for Afghan refugees a year after the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan. Much of the progress for those refugees is because of work done by San Diegans.
The commitment he referenced has been at the center of his life for the past year. As Afghanistan was falling, he founded the nonprofit Afghan Evac in San Diego.“My buddy Lucky texted me and said, 'Brother, I’m stuck on this mountain in Ergun. I think I’m gonna die. We’re running out of ammunition. Will you please grant my last wish and help my family get back to San Diego?'” he said.
“When we found out that my father was stranded, we immediately contacted our friend Shawn and other volunteers to help out," Nawabi said. She is from Afghanistan but is now an American citizen. "We did it with the Cuban Act, with the Iraqi Act, as well as the Vietnam Act and we’re hoping to do the same thing for the Afghans," Nawabi said.
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