Translator Who Helped Save Woodruff, Granted U.S. Immigrant Visa

Tonight on World News, ABC’s Bob Woodruff updates the story of Omar, an Iraqi translator who helped save Woodruff’s life after the anchor was wounded in a roadside attack. Omar had been working with the US military, but later fled to Syria as a refugee.

In June, Woodruff tracked down Omar in Syria, for a series of reports about the exodus of Iraqi refugees to neighboring countries. Well, Omar recently arrived in the U.S. on a special immigrant visa that grants him permanent residency.