American dreams stalled for Iranian religious refugees
Even as it cracked down on immigration from predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa, the Trump administration stressed that the safety of Christians in the region would be a priority.
In recent months, however, asylum claims by dozens of religious minorities from Iran have been denied despite a decades-old program designed to help them. Many are stranded in Austria, unable to go home and unsure whether they'll ever make it to the United States.
The administration in February rejected the cases of 87 Iranian refugees - unusual for a program with a nearly 100 percent acceptance rate, attorneys said. The government did explain
