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The United States has begun relocating a group of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants. The ̽����ѡ is providing services for these individuals and families, including resettling them to new communities across the US, including Arizona!

Learn more about the programs for U.S. allies in Afghanistan.

The ̽����ѡ in Dallas continues to help at-risk Afghans as the situation in the country deteriorates. Here is how you can help.

Two men resettled under the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to support Afghan allies discuss their fears for those left behind.

The ̽����ѡ assists refugees and SIVs in securing employment upon arrival in the U.S., in addition to supporting them as they advance their careers and move towards achieving financial goals. Through job training, resume workshops, mock interviews, vocational scholarships, Vocational English as Second Language (VESL) classes, financial education, and other services, we offer refugees the tools they need to succeed in meeting their short and long-term professional and financial goals.

On Wednesday, May 3, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a ceremonial bill signing for H.B.102–marking a historic moment for Utah’s newcomers and a landmark in Utah’s ongoing support for immigrant communities. H.B.102, the most inclusive in-state tuition legislation in the country, extends in-state tuition to refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and asylum seekers upon arrival in Utah.

I am honored to have joined the ̽����ѡ as the new Executive Director for Northern California. The scale of our efforts in the region last year -- resettling  roughly Afghan humanitarian parolees since August 2021, alongside another 448 refugees and SIVs since October 2021.