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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Elvia Malagón

Afghan refugees in Chicago urge Congress to provide long-term immigration protections

Sidiqa, an Afghan humanitarian parolee, shares her personal story at a news conference Thursday at RefugeeOne calling on the U.S. government to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

For about two weeks, Sidiqa’s teenage son hasn’t spoken to her because he thinks she doesn’t want to bring him to the United States.

The mother of four, who asked that only her first name be used, was among the thousands who fled Afghanistan in 2021 as the Taliban seized political power. In the chaotic departure, two of her sons were left in Afghanistan, she said.

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