Newly arrived Afghans test a refugee resettlement system that’s rebuilding on the fly
“‘Right now, the hardest thing is basically just not knowing what their status is,’ N.T. said. ‘We don’t have any of their documents back yet. We don’t have any of their work permits. We don’t have anything yet. His main struggle is he doesn’t know where to start and what to start,’ she said about her husband.
What’s next for Afghans with humanitarian parole will look in some ways like what refugees typically get. They’re eligible for housing assistance, and help finding a job. But that all depends on resettlement agencies like this one doing more — and doing it faster — than they ever have before.”