Fear, hiding, frustration for Afghans left behind a year after U.S. exit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The spokesperson also noted that USCIS has received over 2,400 applications for asylum from Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S., of which 250 have been approved.
48% : Though Afghans in the U.S. can apply for asylum, which would give them a pathway to permanent legal status, they face a backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases from other immigrants seeking asylum.
47% : After the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan followed by the long wait for asylum and Special Immigrant Visas, Vignarajah said, "They do not have complete faith that the U.S. will follow through on its promises."

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