Across the country, international students are facing difficulties in obtaining a work permit that allow them to get training in their field of study. College administrators and immigration experts say visa delays and denials can have repercussions for American higher education and critical industries such as the health field.
When immigrants are granted visas, their lives are transformed, and so are the lives of the circle of people around them.
Fauzia Din wants to know why her Afghan husband’s visa was denied, but the US government has stayed mum, citing national security.
Serving as a local interpreter for the US during the war in Afghanistan was a deeply risky move. It was like putting a target on your head for Taliban fighters. The US promised to help interpreters, but for two of them, the road to their holiday lunch this week reunited in the US was long and complex.