
Senators introduce bill to improve visa program to protect Afghan interpreters who helped US
CNN
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation aimed at improving the Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) program amid a growing push from lawmakers, veterans and advocates to ensure that Afghan interpreters and others who helped the United States are protected once US troops fully withdraw from Afghanistan.
The bill introduced Thursday by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Dick Durbin, Joni Ernst, and Roger Wicker would expand the number of authorized visas by 20,000 and revise some of the eligibility requirements for the program. Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat, noted that the SIV program is in need of "serious improvements" in order to "uphold the integrity and improve (its) efficiency."
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