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President Trump’s decision to cancel the flights of Afghans and other refugees who were cleared and vetted to come to the United States is cruel, ugly and racist,
Arash Azizzada, co-founder of the US-based advocacy organisation Afghans For a Better Tomorrow, told Al Jazeera via text I didn’t expect this suspension to happen,
The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans,
The era of mass migration must end. This Department will no longer undertake any activities that facilitate or encourage it,
Rubio wrote in the note obtained by NBC News Stepping away from this program at a time of unprecedented displacement will put refugees’ lives at risk and ultimately weaken our nation’s long-term security,
Shaheen said in a statement Wednesday This country has been a leader in refugee resettlement,
the committee's president and CEO, David Miliband, said It’s unconscionable to abandon them,
said Shawn VanDiver, president of #AfghanEvac, a coalition of U.S. veterans and advocacy groups, noting that many of those remaining in Afghanistan are at great risk there Curbing Mass Migration and Securing Our Borders.”
In his first message to the U.S. diplomatic corps, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a State Department-wide memo setting priorities in line with the second Trump administration, including Refugee arrival to the United States have been suspended until further notice."
The U.S. agency overseeing refugee processing and arrival told staff and stakeholders Prior to restrictions on women's education in Afghanistan, I was a university student." ... Given the risks I face as a women's rights advocate, I was hoping for a swift resettlement to the United States. This would not only allow me to continue my higher education, but also offer a safer and brighter future."
They’re all terrified. The level of anxiety we are getting from them, in many ways, feels like the lead-up to August 2021,
she said, referring to the panic that prompted thousands of Afghans to storm Kabul airport hoping to board evacuation flights I'm just thinking about this all day. I can't even do my job properly because this is mentally impacting me,
the soldier with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division told Reuters on Tuesday If my wife goes back, they (the Taliban) will just execute her and her family,
said Roufi, who retired from the U.S. Army in 2022 I cannot express in words how I feel,
said the Afghan American who asked his name be withheld out of fear for his family's safety She has no other family members (in Afghanistan) besides her husband,
Afghanistan is no longer a place for any girl or woman to survive,
she said, recounting her struggles to adapt after the Taliban banned female education and shut down her workplace I was hoping for a swift resettlement to the United States,
I didn’t expect this suspension to happen. A long span of waiting makes us think of very disappointing probabilities like being sent back to Afghanistan or waiting for a long time in Pakistan as a refugee at risk, which are like nightmares to all of case holders,
It is going to be reviewed by the U.S. agencies, and it is possible that they that the U.S. make an exception for Afghans,
To be clear: flights have not yet been canceled for anyone,
