Rebecca Gibian is a journalist and author based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has appeared in the Associated Press, The Atlantic, and VICE, among others. She has reported from countries including Iraq, South Africa, and Indonesia.
The US promised thousands of foreign interpreters special immigrant visas. Now they’re trapped.
Due to security review slowdowns, US travel bans, extreme vetting and the demise of the Iraqi SIV program, hundreds of thousands of translators are left behind in dangerous — and even deadly — situations.