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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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. “…
As Trump tells some Afghan war allies to leave US, the Alaska Legislature is asking for more
Rep. Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 21, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it is canceling permission for about 9,000 Afghanistan refugees to remain in the United States, including some who aided America’s war effort in Afghanistan. The move came eight days after the Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a resolution that asks the admini…
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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.
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