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A pause in a program like this has huge consequences for real people who took risks to stand with us in our war in Afghanistan over 20 years,
the Delaware Democrat said We are still in shock. We don’t know what we can do, we don’t know what will happen,
said Gabriela, who came to the U.S. through the refugee program last year Our diplomatic relations with other countries, particularly in the Western Hemisphere, will prioritize securing America's borders, stopping illegal and destabilizing migration and negotiating the repatriation of illegal immigrants,
Rubio said in a statement The US Refugee Admissions Program has a long history of bipartisan support and is a life-saving tool for the most vulnerable refugees, all while making Americans safer by promoting stability around the world,
Refugees are more vetted than anyone [else] coming into the country,
We probably said we could take 250 or 300 … in [just] a couple of months compared to the 700 we would [typically] have accepted throughout the year,
said Cole Varga, the CEO of Exodus Refugee There were national calls of ‘please check your capacity, see what you can do, and let us know if you can [take on more cases]’,
The refugee program fulfills America’s profound moral leadership to ensure that the most vulnerable refugees are safely resettled. The administration’s decision leaves refugees in danger,
said Eskinder Negash, president and CEO of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants The conversations once the election was over became more in earnest,
said Dan Hannaher, field office director of Global Refuge, an agency in Fargo, North Dakota No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land,
All previously scheduled travel of refugees to the United States is being cancelled, and no new travel bookings will be made. [Resettlement support centers involved in refugee applications overseas] should not request travel for any additional refugee cases at this time,
according to a state department memo obtained by CNN The US Refugee Admissions Program continues to operate under a Presidential Determination of 125,000 refugee arrivals for fiscal year 2025.”
Prior to Monday, the state department told the Guardian in a statement Our belief is that welcoming the stranger is not just part of our vision, but is part of what it means to be in American society,
Bringing families into the fold of a new community means equipping them with a temporary place to stay, like a hotel or apartment, assisting with basic needs like food and trauma services,
Refugees go through one of the most rigorous vetting processes in the world, and many are now seeing their travel canceled just days, or even hours, before they were set to begin their new lives in the United States,
Thousands of Afghan allies who have completed almost all required steps in the refugee process would be immediately impacted by a refugee resettlement pause, and thousands more who are currently undergoing processing would remain in limbo,
according to AfghanEvac, a nonprofit organization that facilitates refugee services This policy doesn’t just delay hope; it extinguishes it for so many who have already suffered so much,
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This news shatters the dreams of refugees, who have already undergone thorough vetting by the U.S. government, and planning to reunify with loved ones and places children’s lives in danger who were waiting for flights to reunify with their parents in the United States,
