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On July 29, 2021, the Senate voted 98-0 and the House voted 416-11 to advance an emergency supplemental appropriations act (HR 3237), which contains several positive reforms to the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. The changes included in this bill will expand legal protections for tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans.
For more, read our Summary of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa provisions in HR 3237.
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Note: This resource is from July 2021. It is not being updated and does not reflect legal changes since publication. Please see IRAP’s Legal Practitioner Resources page for newer legal practice resources and additional information.