SENATOR JONI ERNST SAYS THIS WEEKEND SHE CONFIRMED THAT THE FEW DOZEN IOWANS WHO WERE IN AFGHANISTAN — AND WHO HAD CONTACTED HER OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE — WERE EVACUATED.
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ERNST AND HER STAFF ARE STILL WORKING ON BEHALF OF OTHER AFGHANS WHO’VE RECEIVED OR APPLIED FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS BECAUSE THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER WORKED WITH THE U.S. MILITARY OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
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PEOPLE INSIDE AFGHANISTAN STILL TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE U.S. MUST NOW CLEAR THEIR PAPERWORK WITH A CONSULATE IN DOHA (DOH-HA), WHICH IS ABOUT 24-HUNDRED MILES AWAY.
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