Visa Denial Puts Heroic Iraqi Translator in the Crosshairs for his actions against the Saddam dictatorship.
Jasim, pictured here with Gen. David Petraeus, is an Iraqi translator who served heroically with the U.S. Army but whose life is at risk after being denied a U.S. entrance visa.
Source: Fox News
An Iraqi translator who has earned commendations for risking his life repeatedly to save the lives of many American soldiers in combat has been denied a visa to live in the United States because of nonviolent actions he took to overthrow Saddam Hussein — at the same time the U.S. government was calling for regime change in Iraq. Jasim, whose name is being withheld for his safety, has received strong support from the U.S. military, and the Department of Homeland Security approved his application for a visa.
But the State Department has denied Jasim a visa because he was arrested in 1996 for actions against the Saddam dictatorship.
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