WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Biden administration has issued dozens of denials to Afghans seeking safety in the United States through a fast-track for legal entry called humanitarian parole.... Advocates say the government belatedly set unnecessarily steep barriers that many Afghans can’t surmount.... Parole is issued on a case-by-case basis and typically reserved for dire circumstances, such as giving someone a few days to visit a dying loved one, but it has also been used to quickly bring in thousa

“ It doesn’t make any sense why they’d reject it.... He has been in hiding since the Taliban came looking for him following the U.S. withdrawal, Mohammad said.On a recent visit to the family home, Taliban members took his younger brother instead and held him more than a week for ransom, he said.... Now, Mohammad, a former translator for U.S. troops in Afghanistan who lives in California with a special immigration status, is seeking parole for this brother, too....