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The Trump administration suddenly interrupted services for refugees in the United States on Friday, including the Afghans, according to a note obtained by CNN, narcoticing agencies that provide essential support for newcomers.
This is a radical decision which caused a rush while the defenders of the rights of refugees were trying to interpret the order. The memo risks affecting tens of thousands of refugees-including Afghans who helped the United States during the war-by apparently prohibiting them from assistance, from the support of a housing social worker, granted to people Arriving in their first three months in the United States.
“We will have homeless refugees,” a defender of refugees rights told CNN. “It is completely unprecedented. Nothing like this has ever happened.
President Donald Trump this week signed a decree that suspended the admission of refugees in the context of a wider effort of the administration aimed at limiting entry to the United States on the basis of public and national security. Consequently, around 10,000 refugees whose trip had been reserved after a long and often tedious process saw their flights canceled.
But Friday’s note goes further, according to several sources.
Resettlement agencies receive federal funding from the State Department. These funds are authorized and affected by the congress in order to help the arrivals of refugees. The State Department informed the partners that all the work within the framework of these awards had to end, according to the note obtained by CNN.
“As of the receipt of this suspension notice, the beneficiary must stop all the work as part of the subsidies (s) and not initiate new costs after the date of entry into force indicated above. The beneficiary must cancel as many unpaid obligations as possible, ”says the note.
CNN contacted the Population Office, refugees and migration from the State Department for comment.
While Trump’s decree and the cancellations of flights that followed the refugee admission program, Friday memo seems to prohibit agencies from providing funds and services to refugees already present in the United States .
Resettlement agencies help to place refugees once they have been admitted to the United States, by presenting them to services, helping them find a job and familiarizing them with a new community. In some cases, the help provided by offices can be as simple as showing individuals the local bus route or teaching them to use the financial system, or as important as providing housing assistance.
One of the most essential supporters is provided in the first three months, when refugees are eligible for several services funded by the federal government.
People exempt from the cancellations of thefts, such as Afghans who worked for the American government and benefited from a special visa, could be affected by this note because it would also prevent them from benefiting from the services provided by the resettlement agencies.
“We understand the need to re -evaluate and realign priorities, but Afghan programs must be exempt to avoid a humanitarian crisis. This is a repairable problem, and we are ready to work with the administration to remedy it, “said Shawn Vandiver, president of #Afghanevac and Marine veteran.
Without these funds, we do not know exactly what ways of support they have.
“The objective is self -sufficiency,” a lawyer specializing in immigration law told CNN. “You reduce people’s access to the services that help them become autonomous. »»
More than 30,000 refugees have arrived in the United States since October 1, the beginning of the tax year, and should benefit from advantages and services within three months.
“You arrived a week ago, under the thread, you have known your Case Manager for three days. And now you are no longer allowed to call them to get help from them, “said another source. “All of this is pending. If you have arrived recently, what are you, alone now?
