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Nestled between San Antonio’s Medical Center hospitals, doctor’s offices, coffee shops, the VA, and corporate headquarters is a growing community of people who have settled from halfway around the world.
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“We've seen women who have not gone outside the door in six months," said Margaret Constantino, executive director of the Center for Refugee Services in San Antonio. "How does anybody stay healthy in that kind of environment?”
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Hundreds of recent Afghan immigrant families have enrolled in San Antonio schools since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.
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Nearly two years after the fall of the government in Afghanistan, people are still fleeing the Taliban to the United States. They make the arduous journey across Central and South America — walking through jungles — to reach the southern border, only to find uncertainty and frustration.
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The Biden administration is working to allow tens of thousands of Afghans to remain in the United States. After the Taliban takeover two years ago, they were allowed to come to the U.S. under a temporary program, but that program is scheduled to expire this summer.