REFUGEE RIGHTS

Abandoning Our Allies: Refugee Policies Leave Iraqi Employees of U.S. Armed Forces at Risk

By Colleen Maney

Aymen lives with his wife, 4-year-old daughter, and newborn baby in Iraq. He has a growing family to care for, but lives like a prisoner in his own home. As an Iraqi citizen, he worked for the U.S. Army from 2007 to 2011. Aymen recalls that, at the time, he was worried about the safety of his family. “But I believed that the U.S. government would protect us,” he explains. “Sadly, I am yet to experience that.” . . .