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Our latest Monday Morning Update is out and it has a TON of information.
- Updated policy info
- Updated recommendations regarding interviews
- Letters from us to Congress (and all our correspondence)
Please read and share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
- Updated policy info
- Updated recommendations regarding interviews
- Letters from us to Congress (and all our correspondence)
Please read and share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
Monday Morning Update -- January 5, 2026
New Policies, Real Consequences, and Updated Guidance for Afghan Families
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January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Our latest Monday Morning Update is out and it has a TON of information.
- Updated policy info
- Updated recommendations regarding interviews
- Letters from us to Congress (and all our correspondence)
Please read and share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
- Updated policy info
- Updated recommendations regarding interviews
- Letters from us to Congress (and all our correspondence)
Please read and share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
These are Afghan allies who stood with the U.S. They shouldn’t be punished by stalled processes or holiday enforcement.
America can and must do better.
Read #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social 's latest in the Times of San Diego: timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025...
America can and must do better.
Read #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social 's latest in the Times of San Diego: timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: America takes the holidays off. Afghan families pay the price.
The federal government believes nothing urgent happens during the holidays and all but shuts down. Afghan refugees don't have the luxury.
timesofsandiego.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
These are Afghan allies who stood with the U.S. They shouldn’t be punished by stalled processes or holiday enforcement.
America can and must do better.
Read #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social 's latest in the Times of San Diego: timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025...
America can and must do better.
Read #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social 's latest in the Times of San Diego: timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025...
Our latest Monday Morning update is out and it’s important.
Read it at afghanevac.substack.com/p/urgent-mon...
Read it at afghanevac.substack.com/p/urgent-mon...
🚨 URGENT 🚨 Monday Morning Update -- December 21, 2025
ICE appears to be planning detentions for Christmas and New Years Day, Travel Ban 3.0, SIV application deadline clarifications
afghanevac.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our latest Monday Morning update is out and it’s important.
Read it at afghanevac.substack.com/p/urgent-mon...
Read it at afghanevac.substack.com/p/urgent-mon...
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#ICE has been sending check in notices to Afghans (and others) to appear on Christmas Day (Dec 25) and New Years Day (Jan 1).
Visit AfghanEvac.org/ice to share your information with use so we can rally attorneys and other support in places where ICE is trying to ruin holidays.
Please share.
Visit AfghanEvac.org/ice to share your information with use so we can rally attorneys and other support in places where ICE is trying to ruin holidays.
Please share.
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#ICE has been sending check in notices to Afghans (and others) to appear on Christmas Day (Dec 25) and New Years Day (Jan 1).
Visit AfghanEvac.org/ice to share your information with use so we can rally attorneys and other support in places where ICE is trying to ruin holidays.
Please share.
Visit AfghanEvac.org/ice to share your information with use so we can rally attorneys and other support in places where ICE is trying to ruin holidays.
Please share.
We need leaders with strong conviction to stand and be counted.
Public leadership SHOULD be about doing the hard things because they matter, even in the face of manufactured outrage.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Public leadership SHOULD be about doing the hard things because they matter, even in the face of manufactured outrage.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Republicans drop support for Afghan wartime allies after National Guard shooting
Once-stalwart GOP backers of programs for Afghans who helped the war effort are hedging their support after the Nov. 26 National Guard shooting.
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We need leaders with strong conviction to stand and be counted.
Public leadership SHOULD be about doing the hard things because they matter, even in the face of manufactured outrage.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Public leadership SHOULD be about doing the hard things because they matter, even in the face of manufactured outrage.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
#BREAKING: The President just ended exemptions to the travel ban for Afghan SIVs and immediate family members.
#AfghanEvac’s statement below, attributable to @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social
#AfghanEvac’s statement below, attributable to @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#BREAKING: The President just ended exemptions to the travel ban for Afghan SIVs and immediate family members.
#AfghanEvac’s statement below, attributable to @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social
#AfghanEvac’s statement below, attributable to @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social
Our latest #MondayMorningUpdate is out and it's packed with information. Check it out today #AfghanEvac
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Monday Morning Update -- December 15, 2025
Congressional hearings, vetting graphics, changes to SNAP, TSA sharing info with ICE, and what you can do about it
afghanevac.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our latest #MondayMorningUpdate is out and it's packed with information. Check it out today #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
afghanevac.substack.com/p/monday-mor...
This is a tragedy, not a scandal.
Check out #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social’s latest on the subject in today’s @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/10/o...
Check out #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social’s latest on the subject in today’s @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion: Trump weaponizes tragedy to justify targeting Afghan refugees
We do not condemn every American when one of us commits an atrocity.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is a tragedy, not a scandal.
Check out #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social’s latest on the subject in today’s @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/10/o...
Check out #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social’s latest on the subject in today’s @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/10/o...
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Lots of Afghans are asking us what to do if ICE is at the door.
@aclu.org put together this handy guide. www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your...
@aclu.org put together this handy guide. www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your...
ICE Agents At Your Door
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclusocal.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Lots of Afghans are asking us what to do if ICE is at the door.
@aclu.org put together this handy guide. www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your...
@aclu.org put together this handy guide. www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your...
Tune into @cspanwj.bsky.social soon, #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social is on from 9-9:30 eastern this morning.
www.c-span.org/event/washin...
www.c-span.org/event/washin...
12/03/2025
Washington Examiner's Mike Brest discusses Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon, Reps. William Timmons (R-SC) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) discuss ACA subsidies and #AfghanEvac's Shawn VanDiver d...
www.c-span.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Tune into @cspanwj.bsky.social soon, #AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social is on from 9-9:30 eastern this morning.
www.c-span.org/event/washin...
www.c-span.org/event/washin...
We run on volunteers and individual donations — no institutional support, just commitment and grit.
After last week’s awful shooting, when some tried to blame Afghans, we pushed the narrative back to reality. That work matters, and it needs resources.
Support us this #GivingTuesday
After last week’s awful shooting, when some tried to blame Afghans, we pushed the narrative back to reality. That work matters, and it needs resources.
Support us this #GivingTuesday
Donate — #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We run on volunteers and individual donations — no institutional support, just commitment and grit.
After last week’s awful shooting, when some tried to blame Afghans, we pushed the narrative back to reality. That work matters, and it needs resources.
Support us this #GivingTuesday
After last week’s awful shooting, when some tried to blame Afghans, we pushed the narrative back to reality. That work matters, and it needs resources.
Support us this #GivingTuesday
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Rubio announces "pause" of Afghan SIVs, collective punishment based on nationality. Response from #AfghanEvac @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social calls move a violation of federal law.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Rubio announces "pause" of Afghan SIVs, collective punishment based on nationality. Response from #AfghanEvac @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social calls move a violation of federal law.
#AfghanEvac president @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social on @scrippsnews.bsky.social this weekend.
Subscribe to our YouTube for the full clip.
Subscribe to our YouTube for the full clip.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#AfghanEvac president @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social on @scrippsnews.bsky.social this weekend.
Subscribe to our YouTube for the full clip.
Subscribe to our YouTube for the full clip.
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“They’re afraid that President Trump’s political stunts at Home Depot or snatching teachers out of their classroom are going to come to attack them” President of #AfghanEvac @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social explains the fear in the Afghan community amid Trump’s planned asylum crackdowns.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“They’re afraid that President Trump’s political stunts at Home Depot or snatching teachers out of their classroom are going to come to attack them” President of #AfghanEvac @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social explains the fear in the Afghan community amid Trump’s planned asylum crackdowns.
CNN News Central -- November 28, 2025
YouTube video by #AfghanEvac
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November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social this morning.
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Don't 'vilify' all Afghans after DC shooting: Resettlement group | Morning in America
YouTube video by NewsNation
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November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social this morning.
youtu.be/mAgaQWk6RX4
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#AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social was on MS Now yesterday discussing the horrific shooting in DC and why we cannot allow all Afghans to be vilified for the actions of one man.
We must #HonorThePromise.
Full clip at youtu.be/L-rZP3kcKo8
We must #HonorThePromise.
Full clip at youtu.be/L-rZP3kcKo8
AfghanEvac on MS Now -- DC Shooter
YouTube video by #AfghanEvac
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November 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#AfghanEvac President @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social was on MS Now yesterday discussing the horrific shooting in DC and why we cannot allow all Afghans to be vilified for the actions of one man.
We must #HonorThePromise.
Full clip at youtu.be/L-rZP3kcKo8
We must #HonorThePromise.
Full clip at youtu.be/L-rZP3kcKo8
Our Afghan allies are under attack and now more than ever, we need your support.
Support our efforts today at afghanevac.org/donate
Support our efforts today at afghanevac.org/donate
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Our Afghan allies are under attack and now more than ever, we need your support.
Support our efforts today at afghanevac.org/donate
Support our efforts today at afghanevac.org/donate
We're hearing a lot of requests for updates on various pathways. Nothing has changed recently, but this should be useful.
Please share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
Please share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
October 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We're hearing a lot of requests for updates on various pathways. Nothing has changed recently, but this should be useful.
Please share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
Please share with your networks. #AfghanEvac
"I still believe in America. I do not feel betrayed, I feel hopeful because of how many Americans stood up for me when I was arrested."
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/afghan-ally-who-served-with-us-forces-freed-after-wrongful-ice-detention-speaks-out/509-3b545656-381f-4df9-bf5f-86a3a987f7f2
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/afghan-ally-who-served-with-us-forces-freed-after-wrongful-ice-detention-speaks-out/509-3b545656-381f-4df9-bf5f-86a3a987f7f2
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October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"I still believe in America. I do not feel betrayed, I feel hopeful because of how many Americans stood up for me when I was arrested."
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/afghan-ally-who-served-with-us-forces-freed-after-wrongful-ice-detention-speaks-out/509-3b545656-381f-4df9-bf5f-86a3a987f7f2
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/afghan-ally-who-served-with-us-forces-freed-after-wrongful-ice-detention-speaks-out/509-3b545656-381f-4df9-bf5f-86a3a987f7f2