March 1 declared #AfghanEvac Day to signal support for Afghanistan Adjustment Act and recognize San Diego-led volunteer evacuation effort
San Diego political leaders and members of the volunteer coalition working to help Afghans leave their war-torn country called for federal legislation to help thousands of evacuees gain legal permanent residence at a news conference Saturday.
Peters said that most of the evacuees who came after the fall of Kabul in August would have been eligible for Special Immigrant Visas, but that program is too backlogged to process everyone.To signal their support for the legislation and the San Diego-led"#AfghanEvac” coalition, San Diego’s congressional districts, the state and county have declared March 1 #AfghanEvac Day, according to a press release. The city will make a similar declaration Tuesday, the release says.
Lucky Manan shared his experience as an Afghan evacuee brought to San Diego at a press conference Saturday. Several volunteers from the national coalition are in San Diego for a working retreat to strategize how the organization will continue to press the government to assist evacuated Afghans. Many of those evacuated worked as translators for U.S. military units during the 20-year conflict or as contractors with the government and other U.S.-based organizations.
“This country just doesn’t keep its promises,” she said. “The reason we are here is we want to see do a better job keeping those promises.”
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