Biden must not abandon Afghan interpreters

To ensure the United States “remains a refuge for those fleeing persecution,” on Jan. 20, the Biden administration committed that “hardworking [noncitizens] who enrich our communities every day and who have lived [in the U.S.] for years” would have “an opportunity to earn citizenship.”

Unfortunately, the administration has shown far less fervor toward granting safe haven or the path to citizenship they were offered to those who incurred substantial risk at our behest during nearly 20 years of overseas missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.