Lawmakers frustrated over White House's ‘total lack’ of urgency in helping Afghan interpreters

House lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with the Biden administration’s lack of progress in expediting special immigrant visas for thousands of Afghans who have worked with the U.S. as the deadline to withdraw all U.S. troops from the country gets closer.

Lawmakers “have been completely underwhelmed by the total lack of a sense of urgency, or a plan” to prioritize the safety of the thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who qualify for such visas and who will be hunted down by the Taliban if the Biden administration does not take action, said Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a former Green Beret who worked with Afghan interpreters during his deployment.