Close to 9,800 refugees landed in Texas during the last fiscal year, making it the top destination in the U.S.
Afghan refugees are appealing to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs, panicking thousands of Afghans who said they are now facing a risk of arrests and deportations to Afghanistan.
In 2024, the then-president of the US, Joe Biden, provided USD 16 million (Rs 138 crore) in civil aid to Pakistan.
Zahra, an Afghan refugee, faces uncertainty and danger as Trump's refugee admissions suspension leaves her stranded in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions.
President Trump suspended the country's refugee program for at least four months. As a result, a local refugee support nonprofit says they've already lost funding and had to cut staff. And Trump issued an executive order declaring he would not permit any new offshore wind farms.
An estimated 15,000 Afghans are waiting to be relocated to the United States since the Taliban takeover in 2021, when US troops pulled out of the country after two decades.
Washington: US President Donald Trump has urged Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries to accommodate more Palestinian refugees on their land who are fleeing the Gaza Strip. Trump has proposed a new start by almost completely vacating the war-torn region of Gaza.
A decision by President Donald Trump's administration to halt visa processing for refugees has caused uncertainty and shock at an English school for Afghans in Islamabad who are awaiting resettlement in the United States.
The top leadership of Pakistan on Monday welcomed Donald Trump's second term as the president of the United States and expressed willingness to further strengthen bilateral ties besides
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops.
A Trump ally has called on Pakistan to release the former prime minister from prison, inspiring fervent hope among his supporters.