Update to this story.
All of these interpreters were promised visas by our government in return for their service, yet now they are all in danger of being killed or having family members killed.
The only way that this will change is if people shame this administration publicly into doing something. That might be pretty hard, as this administration seems to have no shame.
Via WFB:
Mohammad was 20 years old in 2009 when his father was abducted, tortured, and killed by the Taliban. Three years later, he was forced to leave his life savings of $35,000 at his father’s grave—ransom money militants demanded in exchange for his kidnapped three-year-old brother.
His crime was being an Afghan interpreter working for the U.S. military. The young Afghan, nicknamed “Yoda” by the Marines he served with, had been shot twice and hit with an IED during his service. He applied for a U.S. visa in 2010, and is still waiting for approval.