Washington (AP) -refugees who have been approved to come to the United States before the deadline next week have been stopped in the United States Refugee recovery program The Trump administration has canceled the travel plan.
Thousands of refugees, who have run out of war and persecution and have been in the United States for many years to start a new life in the United States, are now left behind in various places around the world. It contains 1,600 or more Afghanistan who supported American war effortsAnd the active U.S. soldier's parent Relative.
President Donald Trump has paused program This week is a series of one Presidential order to crack down on immigrants。 His movement revealed that he could be screamed to come to the United States and had a reserved flight before the deadline on Monday may be under electric wires.
However, on Tuesday, in the e -mail reviewed by the AP communication, US institutions supervised refugee processing, and arrival was suspended from staff and stakeholders until the arrival of refugees in the United States. Ta. “
President Donald Trump is busy 24 hours a day in the White House. He attended various events and signed the presidential order and memorandum.
According to the documents obtained by AP, more than 10,000 refugees around the world have already been traveling for the next few weeks after a long screening process. These numbers, set to arrive by the deadline in the future, were immediately clear.
Gabriela was preparing for the arrival of parents, her brothers, and other parents, who had a ticket from Guatemala to Los Angeles in early February after the refugee status was approved in November. 。 Gabriela refused to be part of a violent gang, and his family had to escape Guatemala as his family began to threaten death.
When her family got an airplane ticket, they sold all their homes and their belongings, and she received $ 800 loans to buy their furniture for their new home. Gabriela said. Something will happen to Guatemala's parents.
Later, their flight was canceled on Tuesday.
“We are still shocked. Gabriela, who came to the United States last year through a refugee program, said:” I hope something will change and they can come. “
Among the other refugees whose flights have been canceled More than 1,600 African After the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan in 2021, he allowed him to come to the United States as part of the program established by the Biden administration.
Many veterans in the longest war in the United States I tried it for years In order to support the Afghanistan, they felt that they were evacuating to the United States in addition to their families, and many were preparing for a resetting program, but I hope for special consideration for Afghanistan. I was.
“I'm surprised at the early pause of the Trump administration's refugees, and thousands of Afghanistan allies have fear and uncertainty,” he said, supporting Afghanistan's retirement efforts. Sean Van Diver, the head of #Afghanevac, supporting the coalition, said. “We are ready to fix this and have a partnership to encourage clear communication with the affected family. Let's respect our promises and support the values of the United States.”
There is another way for Afghanistan who worked directly with the US government -a special immigration visa program. VANDIVER group said that the program founded by Congress did not seem to be affected.
Senator Chris Koons, a member of the Congress of Afghanistan's re -hospitalization, said it was “painful” to see the Afghanistan who was far away at the last moment.
“The suspension in such a program will bring great results to real people who have taken the risk of confronting us in our war in Afghanistan for 20 years,” said the Demand Democratic Party of the Delaware.
Trump's presidential orders, signed on Monday, gave the Ministry of State a week before the shutdowns and travel for refugees. It looks like the timing has risen, but it was not clear right away what had changed.
The Ministry of State introduced the question to the White House, but the White House did not immediately respond to comments.
Brian Must, a Republican member of Florida, the chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and a military retirement soldier, the Trump administration intentionally paused the arrival of the Afghanistan, and “Questions about these individual examination”. He said that he had already been exempted from settling the third country. “
Critics have accused the Biden administration and security cleaning of those who are trying to recruit in the United States.
Trump orderHowever, cities and communities were taxed by “recordable immigrants” and did not have the ability to “absorb many immigrants, especially refugees”, and said that refugee programs were stopped.
Many veterans who work to evacuate the Afghanistan who help refugees settle and adapt to the life of the United States, are the most examined, sometimes part of the immigrants in the United States. He says he has been waiting for years before stepping in.
“Refugees have experienced one of the strictest examination processes in the world. Many have canceled a few days or hours of travel before they are set to start a new life in the United States. Krish Omara said. Vignalaja, head of Global Shelter, one of the 10 red -settled organizations in the United States, stated in a statement on Wednesday.
Refugees are different from those who come directly to the border between the United States and Mexico to seek asylum. Refugees need to live outside the United States to take into account the third country, and is usually introduced by the United Nations to the State Department.
The third -country settlement program has historically enjoyed ultra -partic support, but the first Trump administration has temporarily stopped it and reduced the number of refugees that can be entered every year.
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Salomon was reported by Miami. Washington's AP Reporter Ellen KnickMeyer has contributed to this report.
