NPR: special immigrant visa https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1028616106 special immigrant visa en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:29:59 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: special immigrant visa https://www.npr.org/tags/1028616106/special-immigrant-visa Afghans who helped the U.S. are in dangerous limbo after Trump's order on refugees Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:47 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5273521/trump-executive-order-refugee-afghanistan-veterans https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5273521/trump-executive-order-refugee-afghanistan-veterans

Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.

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]]> Diaa Hadid Waves Of Afghan Refugees Are Arriving In The U.S. Here's Some Help They Can Expect The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives. Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:00:27 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031854899/afghan-refugee-aid-resettlement https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031854899/afghan-refugee-aid-resettlement

The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.

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]]> Vanessa Romo The Taliban Seized Her City. Now America's Red Tape Stops Her From Fleeing Zainab filled out all the forms for a special immigrant visa but now can only watch as the Americans leave Afghanistan. Some 8,000 miles away in the U.S., all her husband can do is hope. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028615104/a-woman-in-kabul-hides-from-the-taliban-her-husband-in-the-u-s-fears-for-her-saf https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028615104/a-woman-in-kabul-hides-from-the-taliban-her-husband-in-the-u-s-fears-for-her-saf Zainab filled out all the forms for a special immigrant visa but now can only watch as the Americans leave Afghanistan. Some 8,000 miles away in the U.S., all her husband can do is hope.

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