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Letter from US government in focus, being held up by a man who is out of focus behind it

The government says Border Patrol agents in the Southwest speak Spanish — but many migrants speak Indigenous languages

Immigration

The demand for interpreters is on the rise, especially since children have been separated from their parents at the southern border.

Wisam Albaiedhani (left) interpreting for US troops in Iraq.

Trump’s travel ban sows confusion and fear, even among those eligible for visas

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The families of former Afghan interpreters Janis Shanwari and Ajmal Faqiri gather for a holiday lunch on Thursday.

Two Afghan interpreters, targeted for helping the US military, finally make it to America

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Mohammad Usafi, a former interpreter for the US Marines in Afghanistan,

Here’s how a military interpreter made it from danger in Afghanistan to safety in the US

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