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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Elvia Malagón

As another wave of Afghans arrives in Chicago, volunteers say more help is needed

Nan Warshaw, founder of Refugee Community Connection stands amid donations stored in a Northwest Side church. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

After three months of living in her new home in Chicago, Safia is struggling to figure out how to navigate the U.S. immigration system.

Safia, 30, fled her native Afghanistan in August after the Taliban seized political power. She thought her work to empower women in Afghanistan tied to the U.S. made her eligible for a Special Immigrant Visa, but she later learned she will likely have to apply for asylum.

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