The US State Department has suspended its refugee admissions program until further notice following Trump’s executive order. This decision has resulted in the cancellation of all planned refugee travels to the United States.
However, holders of Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) are exempt from this directive. The Afghan refugee advocacy organization confirmed the suspension by publishing the State Department’s email, which indicates that all refugee case processing activities have been halted.
According to Sean VanDiver, head of the Afghan refugee advocacy organization, this decision has left at least two thousand eligible Afghans, who were previously approved by the US government for resettlement, in an uncertain situation.
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