Batool, who lives in the U.S., and her little sister thousands of miles away are just some of the several thousand people impacted by President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the admission of refugees into the U.S.
It’s unknown how long the order will be in effect, but it vaguely states the policy will remain until further entry into the United States aligns with the interests of the country.
After years of war, they were finally about to start their American life — until Trump ’Hearing news like this makes it heartbreaking for a family that has been waiting this long’.
They were told the American government would take care of them after the country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Refugees who were scheduled to travel to the U.S. are from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Egypt, Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries.
