Despite USCIS telling Sen. Harris's office that the case would arrive at the Humanitarian Affairs Branch two weeks ago, Mohammed and his family's case has been in “pre-processing” for seven weeks now. USCIS is now not replying to Sen. Harris's office about when the case will reach the Humanitarian Affairs Branch. This is NOT an indication that they intend to deny the case, however, because the case will only be evaluated once it reaches the humanitarian office and not before that. Nevertheless, Mohammed and his family remain in danger while USCIS takes seven or more weeks to forward his case to the right office. Thank you all for being part of the effort to save Mohammed and his family's lives by signing this petition. Our lawyer forwarded the 12,000+ signatures we had acquired early this week to USCIS to let them know that there is strong public support for this case. It is not too late to get more signatures though! It will still take several weeks if not months to get a final decision, and we will use this petition to keep the pressure on USCIS (and later the State Department) to approve this case quickly. To address the concerns of some signers about Trump's executive orders impacting this case, humanitarian parole cases such as this case are not classified as refugee cases. Thus, Mohammed's current case is not directly affected by Trump's executive orders since Afghans are not on the list of blocked nationalities, and this case is not considered a refugee case. If approved, this humanitarian parole case will give him and his family a one-year protected status in the US, so then he will have the chance to apply for asylum. But obtaining a humanitarian visa is not a guarantee of getting asylum. However, the Trump Administration's proposed reduction of refugee resettlement from about 75,000 per year to 45,000 per year will affect many interpreters or former interpreters and their family members. A significant percentage of US refugees are associated with the US military, and many former interpreters or their family members are in imminent danger and living in difficult conditions just like Mohammed and his family. For those who cannot get all the documents to apply for an SIV visa or who are not SIV eligible, their only hope is to be approved to come to the US as refugees. The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is a non-profit that provides legal help to some of the refugees in the most danger, including many US military interpreters or their family members. IRAP is concerned that the lower levels of refugee resettlement will leave others like Mohammed and his family in danger when visas run out, so IRAP is encouraging people to contact their congressional representatives to ask them to request the Trump Administration to allow resettlement of 75,000 refugees this coming fiscal year instead of 45,000 refugees. You can find your Representative or Senators by following this link https://www.govtrack.us/ For those who have not read it yet, below is a note from Mohammed thanking all of you for signing this petition. "To all my American brothers and sisters who supported me from their hearts: "Thank you for signing this petition to help me and my wife and my kids in this difficult time and to try to save our lives. We really appreciate it. I like American people, and I spent many years with the US military fighting terrorists and helping the Americans in their mission to bring freedom and security to the people of Afghanistan. I worked alongside the American soldiers as their comrade and their brother, and they were kind and friendly to me. I am still proud of my job serving the American people, and I am happy that I did that. "But now I am in serious danger because of my former job and because the Taliban blames me personally for the loss and imprisonment of many of their fighters. So the Taliban will not rest until they have killed me and my family. I was in a very critical situation and I had given up hope of finding a way to save myself and my wife and my kids from the Taliban, but because of my parole case and because of your help I have hope again for my life and for my family's lives. "Thank you so much for your help and your support for me and my family. We really appreciate it." - Mohammed