New Delhi, India-Aug 24 2021: A group of Afghan women sitting on road outside at UNHCR to protest against the Taliban and demanding to be given refugee status in India or any other country. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Obtaining immigration benefits from the U.S. government is always difficult, but it is even harder […]
Kabul, Afghanistan, August 1, 2021. Refugee children after the collapse of the country in August 2021 by the Taliban in the North of the country. (Shutterstock) By Raul Pinto, Immigration Impact The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in August 2021—as the country’s government was overtaken by the Taliban—led to the chaotic evacuation of thousands […]
An Afghan family walking to their home where is a traditional Afghan village. – Sheberghan, Afghanistan – 5 May 2019 (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact As the United States hastily withdrew its military presence from Afghanistan in August 2021, it began Operation Allies Welcome, a program designed to assist the tens of thousands of […]
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Addresses People of New York at State Capitol Building. (Shutterstock) By Kevin Duggan, AMNY Governor Kathy Hochul is dedicating $2 million additional state funds to help Afghan refugees resettle in New York State, she announced Tuesday, Dec. 7 Some 7,500 people from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation have already arrived in […]
By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have confirmed that 34 unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan currently in the United States were among the approximately 123,000 Afghan nationals evacuated from Afghanistan last month. With more Afghan children expected to arrive in the United States, their future and what […]
Hundreds of protesters gathered to demand the United States accept all Afghan people seeking asylum. – NYC, New York, United States. August 28, 2021 (Shutterstock) By BBC News Thousands of people are scrambling to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized back control of the country, almost two decades after they were ousted by a US-led […]