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The Afghanistan Withdrawal

Texas Groups Are Scrambling To Get Afghan Interpreters Into The U.S. On Special Visas

Andrew Schneider / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on August 18, 2021 · Amid a chaotic troop withdrawal, veteran and refugee advocates are worried as they try to relocate Afghans who helped U.S. and allied forces in the region.

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Texas Prepares For An Influx of Afghan Refugees As U.S. Military Withdraws Troops

Riane Roldan, KUT

Posted on August 17, 2021 · Reports indicate that 30,000 refugees can be expected nationwide.

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Political Roundup: Government Shutdown Deadline Nears, And Flynn’s Sentencing For Lying To The FBI Postponed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Posted on June 2, 2023 · On Friday's show: Now that we know who is going to lead Houston ISD under the state takeover, how is it sitting with area educators? We get reaction from the Houston Federation of Teachers to a new superintendent and new board of managers running the district.

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With the second anniversary of the Fall of Kabul approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees remain stuck in legal limbo

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Posted on June 1, 2023 · The Houston area has taken in between 5,500 and 15,000 Afghan refugees since August 2021. Many of them are here as humanitarian parolees, without a clear path to citizenship. Their parole is set to expire within a matter of months.

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Refugee Services of Texas permanently closing after four decades

Stella Chavez, KERA

Posted on May 26, 2023 · Earlier this month, the organization said it was closing its Fort Worth and Houston offices and implementing an “emergency restructuring plan” because of a severe budget shortfall.

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Major refugee resettlement agency in Texas announces budget shortfall, pause in new arrivals

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Posted on May 10, 2023 · Refugee Services of Texas, one of the main refugee resettlement agencies in the state, is closing offices, cutting staff and pausing its work with new refugee arrivals.

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