Two and a half years ago, Yousif, his wife, and their young son arrived in the United States after fleeing Afghanistan. They came full of hope, believing they had finally found safety — a place where they could worship freely as Christians, something they had only dreamt of while living in fear under the Taliban regime.

For the first time in their lives, they were able to openly read their Bibles, attend church services, and pray in public without fear of punishment or death. But today, 2.5 years later, their future remains painfully uncertain.