Episode 4: Numerical Limitations

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05/30/22 • 34 min

Matt Zeller deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, where an Afghan interpreter saved his life. Matt Zeller spent years trying to get him resettled in the United States and saw the problems with the SIV program firsthand. Together, they started lobbying to fix it in Washington, DC.

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Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)

More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.

Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.

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Episode 3: Ongoing Threat

Fred was born and raised in Afghanistan. In 2004 he took a job as an Afghan interpreter. He ended up serving side-by-side with American soldiers for more than 13 years. Fred firmly believed in the US mission and thought that he was helping the Americans help his country. But when the Taliban started targeting him after a mission, Fred started looking for a way out. The SIV program was supposed to help.

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More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.

Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.

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Episode 5: Extreme Vetting

We return to Fred—an Afghan combat interpreter who served with American soldiers for more than 13 years. After years of denials, an ad hoc team of lawyers and veterans tried to push his Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) application through federal bureaucracy. Then, we describe how a new president aimed to bring the SIV program to a screeching halt.

Guests: Fred, Dave Lemoine, Sari Long, @Sari_Long, Jonathan Schroden @JJSchroden, Olivia Troye @OliviaTroye, Mark Storella @MarkStorella

Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)

More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org. Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.

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