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This program helped Afghan women learn to drive. Then Trump cut refugee resettlement.

Feb 18, 2025
Organizations that help newcomers have started to cut programs and lay off staff due to the loss of funding.
A program aimed at teaching refugees to drive, at no charge and in their own language,  has been suspended. It helped about 550 people, according to YMCA International Services in Houston.
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