Petitions regarding the Afghan female team:
Change.org to the State Department:
https://www.change.org/p/us-state-department-allow-afghani-girls-robotics-team-to-compete-in-usa-by-july-16th?source_location=minibar
White House petitions:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/let-all-girl-afghan-robotics-team-compete-usa
This may be too little too late, I admit. Perhaps it will help another team next year.