Months after being released from a Texas immigration detention center, former Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi is now on a path toward asylum and healing.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., Abdul Wasi Safi has spent most of his days praying, working out and going to doctors appointments.Beginning 8 a.m. March 16, the former Afghan soldier spent four hours answering every question the U.S.
Even with the quasi-legal status he has now, the fear of deportation haunts Wasi in big and small ways. Wasi’s immigration legal team declined to comment on Wasi’s specific next steps, but the court date in July is the big one. If the U.S. government grants him asylum, he can live and work legally within the United States. With asylee status, the world opens to him. He can apply for jobs. He’s considering the trucking industry, since it wouldn’t require extensive language skills. The money would help his family back home. He can travel internationally to most places except Afghanistan.
Bryan Ritchey , a doctor of dental surgery, heard about Wasi’s case months before his release. He coordinated with a Houston volunteer to work with Wasi as soon as he was free. Wasi had been in agonizing pain for months after the Panama beating. He complained to officials at the detention center multiple times but was not offered extensive options.
According to Wasi’s dentist in Houston, if Wasi had agreed to the extractions to alleviate his pain, he would have effectively lost his ability to chew with any molars, further adding to his disabilities. Since the Taliban takeover, women’s rights in the country have rolled back, reawakening the regime’s past oppression against half the population. Women in Afghanistan can no longer attend university, run for office, work in government or travel long distances without an escort and adherence to a strict dress code.The weight of his family’s situation eats at him, chipping away at his once-firm resolve.
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