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Afghan Humanitarian Parolees Are Refugees, Hetfield Writes to Washington Post

Afghans Need to be Classified as Refugees, Hetfield tells MSNBC

​More than 200 Jewish Orgs and Congregations Call on Biden Admin to Appoint Afghan Refugee Special Envoy

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to "Show Some Leadership"

Across America, Refugee Resettlement Ramps Back Up

Historic First for Asylees in California

One Green Card, One Diploma, One Happy Graduate

WATCH: To Start Another Life, Free

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More than 200 Jewish Orgs and Congregations Call on Biden Admin to Appoint Afghan Refugee Special Envoy