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Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for ‘American dream’

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi listens during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi adjusts his jacket after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi holds a certificate of congressional recognition presented to him during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi, center, holds the hand of his brother, Sami-ullah Safi, left, as U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, looks on during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi, right, listens to his brother, Sami-ullah Safi speak during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi, right, speaks as his brother, Sami-ullah Safi, left, listens during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

U.S> Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, center left, hugs Abdul Wasi Safi, after presenting him a certificate during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abdul Wasi Safi, center, speaks as his brother, Sami-ullah Safi, left, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, listen during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, hugs Abdul Wasi Safi during a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for ‘American dream’