Phoenix Family Back in Arizona
“Palazzo and her colleagues at Lutheran Social Services jumped into action, putting aside their usual duties assisting refugees in Arizona to take on what had become a matter of life and death: helping the Phoenix family get out of Kabul.
In addition to maintaining daily contact with the woman and her family, the Lutheran Social Services team reached out to U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona
Gallego, along with his staff, worked with the U.S. State Department to relay critical information to U.S. military personnel staffing the gates at the airport in Kabul, including photos of the Phoenix family so that they could be identified at the gates.” 1 [PDF]
- AZCentral.com, Daniel Gonzalez, September 17, 2021 – Phoenix family stranded in Kabul back in Arizona after help from resettlement workers, U.S. congressman
