US EditionTrump policy moves worry Afghan refugees in US military town and Christian groups that assist them
- The Trump administration suspended the federal refugee program, upending the lives of many Afghans who worked with the United States during wartime.
- Many U.S.-based Afghans are still waiting for family members to join them, hopes that appear on indefinite hold due to the immigration crackdown.
- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced in April that it was ending its decades-old partnership with the federal government to resettle refugees after the Trump administration halted the program's federal funding.
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‘I think it’s here’: Uprooted Afghan family settles in Chicago after being rescued ahead of refugee program suspension
The route to Kilmer Elementary School is about a mile and a half each way for Hamid Azizi, who heads out every afternoon to walk his daughters home. What would seem like a mundane activity for most is a joyous occasion for the father of seven, who arrived in Chicago a little more than a month ago. The 30-minute walk has been Azizi’s easiest journey in many years. At the start of the summer of 2021, his family fled its village in Afghanistan, …
Shameful: Don’t abandon Afghans
Abandoning the Afghans who risked their lives to serve the U.S. military in that country is shameful and it is dangerous to future overseas operations. President Donald Trump should be listening to the many American veterans who are protesting the…
Trump 'remains strong' in deep red parts of California — despite his 'crippling' policies
Before the 1990s, California was a very strong state for Republicans. San Francisco and Oakland were famously liberal, but most of the state — from San Diego County to Bakersfield to Glendale to Barstow to Santa Barbara — leaned GOP, and Orange County south of Los Angeles was a bastion of right-wing politics. Not since President George H.W. Bush in 1988, however, has a Republican carried California in a presidential race. And even though former …
Trump Policy Moves Worry Afghan Refugees in US Military Town and Christian Groups that Assist Them
The Trump administration’s suspension of the federal refugee program has upended the lives of many Afghans who worked with the United States during wartime.
Trump policy moves worry Afghan refugees in Virginia and Christian groups that assist them
FREDERICKSBURG — Kat Renfroe was at Mass when she saw a volunteer opportunity in the bulletin. Her Catholic parish was looking for tutors for Afghan youth, newly arrived in the United States. There was a personal connection for Renfroe. Her husband, now retired from the Marine Corps, had deployed to Afghanistan four times. “He just never talked about any other region the way he did about the people there,” she said. She signed up to volunteer. “…
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