Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement

Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement

Afghan refugees hold placards during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Feb. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Rahmat GulIn January 2025, Seema received an email from the International Organization for Migration saying that her flight from Pakistan to the United States, which she and her family were booked on after months of extensive interviewing and background checks by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, had been canceled. “We had sold our TV and r…