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Ammar Rashed has a stack of letters from U.S. troops attesting to his work during some of the most dangerous days of the Iraq War. But six years after he applied to immigrate to the United States under a program for interpreters who helped America, he is still waiting.

U.S. officials cite multiple reasons for the delays.

Two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis are still trying to emigrate to the United States. An estimated 164,000 Iraqis have already found homes in America

Ammar Rashed has a stack of letters from U.S. troops attesting to his work during some of the most dangerous days of the Iraq War. But six years after he

An estimated 164,000 Iraqis have already found homes in America since the 2003 invasion, but thousands more are still trying.

An estimated 164,000 Iraqis have already found homes in America since the 2003 invasion, but thousands more are still trying.

U.S. officials cite multiple reasons for the delays, including an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, a hack of a refugee database, the COVID-19 pandemic and cuts to the refugee program under then-President Donald Trump.

Some U.S. troops wonder if invasion was worth the cost in lives and massive financial investment, while others take some solace in knowing they helped at least some individuals.