By FARNOUSH AMIRI and REBECCA SANTANA, Related Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Refugees who had been authorised to journey to the US earlier than a Jan. 27 deadline suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their journey plans canceled by the Trump administration.
Hundreds of refugees are actually stranded at numerous areas across the globe.
The suspension was in an govt order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. It left open the chance that individuals who had undergone the prolonged course of to be authorised as refugees and permitted to come back to the U.S., and had flights booked earlier than that deadline, would possibly nonetheless be capable to get in beneath the wire.
However in an e-mail reviewed Wednesday by The Related Press, the U.S. company overseeing refugee processing and arrival informed workers and stakeholders that “refugee arrival to the US have been suspended till additional discover.”
Amongst these affected are the greater than 1,600 Afghans cleared to resettle within the U.S. as a part of this system that the Biden administration arrange after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. That quantity consists of those that labored alongside American troopers throughout the conflict in addition to members of the family of active-duty U.S. navy personnel.
Trump’s order had given the company till Jan. 27 earlier than it started to halt all processing and touring. Now, nonetheless, it seems the timing within the order was moved up. It was not instantly clear what prompted the change.
Refugees are distinct from individuals who come on to the U.S.-Mexico border with the aim of ultimately searching for asylum within the U.S. Refugees have to be dwelling outdoors of the U.S. to be thought-about for resettlement and are often referred to the State Division by the United Nations.
They bear in depth screening earlier than coming to the U.S. As soon as within the U.S., they’re often paired with a resettlement company that helps them modify to life in America. That features assist discovering a job and get their youngsters enrolled in class.
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