Afghan Refugees

More than 11,000 Afghans hold Temporary Protected Status, having fled Afghanistan under the Taliban, often under the threat of violence. Now they could be deported back.

Roughly 200,000 Afghans have come to the U.S. since the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021. There are now about 10,000 in Greater Houston. Even those with a pathway to U.S. citizenship are worried about their future as President Donald Trump has steadily eliminated their legal protections.

The Trump administration has halted the U.S. refugee program, Pakistan is taking steps to force Afghans out — and their lives may be at risk if they return to their own country.

Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.

The reports from the Urban Institute and Culturingua point to housing quality as the biggest issue facing Afghan evacuees.

A stairwell collapse at Aristo at Medical Apartments last week left one man injured. The city gave the property owners a week to address safety issues, or the complex’s certificate of occupancy would be revoked.

A stairwell collapse at the Aristo at Medical Apartments led the city to deliver a notice to the property managers that they intend to revoke the property’s certificate of occupancy, which would force tenants to vacate the property in days.

An apartment complex with a high percentage of Middle-Eastern refugees may soon be closed down by the city of San Antonio.

As the government rushes to process extensions of humanitarian parole, it may be too late for people in states like Texas to keep jobs that require drivers licenses. Some may be caught in gap where they can't work.

Kabul fell to the Taliban close to two years ago, but desperate Afghans continue to flee, even taking the dangerous route into the U.S. across the Mexican border. Here's the story of one such family.