Afghan refugee programs cut following federal funding freeze in Washington
Dozens of Afghan refugees across the Green Mountains are back to square one after some key programs that helped them thrive in their new communities were cut short on the federal level. "I help with driving,
Afghan refugees head to Washington asking special visas be issued for families
About 20 Afghan refugees and their lawyers will travel to Washington Thursday for meetings with members of Virginia’s congressional delegation. They want the Trump administration to lift its freeze on special immigration visas so Afghans who helped the U.
Freeze on refugee admissions puts Afghans who helped US war efforts in limbo
Two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump have caused worry among refugees living in Oklahoma, including those who helped the U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan.
Houston’s Afghan refugees, relatives face uncertainty as Trump orders pause on resettlement program
Houston-area Afghan refugees don’t know when they’ll reunite with loved ones after President Donald Trump paused the federal resettlement program.
Trump refugee resettlement pause order causes 'distress, hardship' for some Erie Afghans
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office suspending refugee resettlement programs for at least three months.
Local Afghan refugees concerned about pause of resettlement program
Two former interpreters for the U.S. Army arrived in the U.S. less than a month ago and have gotten some help from the International Council for Refugees and Immigrants. But Monday, the organization's founder said they put that help on hold after the White House passed their executive order last week.
Afghan women to get support from refugee fund
Female cricketers from Afghanistan are to become the first recipients of support from a Global Refugee Cricket Fund.
President Trump’s freeze of refugee program betrays Afghan allies
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have said they want to bring back the “warrior” culture to the U.S. Armed Forces. A key principle of that warrior ethos is
Former Afghan soldiers and their families in limbo after suspension on refugee programs
President Trump has suspended refugee resettlement programs, leaving many of those still waiting to get out, and their families, with fewer options. RadioIQ reports on how this has impacted one former Afghan solider,
UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan’s move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US
About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their ...
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Pakistan Sets Deadline For West To Relocate Afghan Refugees
Pakistan has said it will deport tens of thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in the West if the prospective host countries do not relocate them by the end of March.
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‘Our Afghan Neighbors’ exhibit explores life for Fox Valley refugees
The “Our Afghan Neighbors” exhibit in Appleton features portraits and stories of Afghans who immigrated to the U.S.
San Diego organization leads push to help Afghan refugees in limbo
A San Diego Navy veteran is calling on the Trump Administration to reconsider a policy pausing refugee resettlement for ...
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Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programs
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their ...
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Pause on US foreign assitance to affect 1.7m Pakistanis, including 1.2m Afghan refugees
UN official says Afghanistan likely to suffer from “1,200 additional maternal deaths and 109,000 additional unintended ...
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Refugee advocates rally outside White House amid furloughs, frozen funds
Over the sounds of construction machinery dismantling inauguration-related viewing stands and other structures in front of ...
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‘Infused with Foreign-Born Workers’: Inside Nursing Home Sector’s Push to Expand Programs for Refugees, Migrants
While the Trump Administration’s latest executive orders on immigration are expected to continue threatening fragile gains in ...