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The legal limbo for Afghan evacuees

The legal limbo for Afghan evacuees

FromPost Reports


The legal limbo for Afghan evacuees

FromPost Reports

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For many Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States, escaping the Taliban was just the beginning. Now, they face the uncertainty of a tenuous legal status with little financial support unless Congress acts. Read more:The Biden administration is preparing to screen and resettle tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees in the United States over the coming months, but the majority will arrive without visas as “humanitarian parolees,” not refugees. Reporter Nick Miroff explains what this means. Volunteers are working to help the thousands of Afghan refugees who are starting new lives in the United States, but the transition is still a difficult one. Jorge Ribas has been interviewing Afghan evacuees who have recently arrived in the country. You can see more of his reporting here. 
Released:
Sep 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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