Afghan judge faces legal limbo after evacuation to US

Tens of thousands of Afghans were evacuated to the United States after the fall of the government in Kabul to the Taliban. Many are here on temporary or emergency visas, but the wait for a more permanent status in the United States is long and uncertain. From Tucson, Arizona, Alisa Reznick has the story of a judge from Afghanistan trying to sort out his future with his wife and child who are stuck in Turkey.

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