Afghans in California in danger as federal defenses evaporate

While US troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021 and the Taliban regained control over the country, hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled to US California, accommodated more of these immigrants than any other staff, but they remain unsuccessful as the administration of President Donald Trump, the administration of Trump, undress legal protection and supportwrites Calmatters’ Alexey KossefS

Nearly 200,000 Afghans arrived in the United States in 2021 with President Joe Biden. California has more than 58,000 Afghan immigrants in 2023, with Sacramento and Alamed counties being the largest population in the country.

Many of these arrival had helped the US government in their 20-year war against Afghanistan, making them and their families particularly vulnerable to the retribution of the Taliban. At that time, some Afghan immigrants received a humanitarian conditional release while applying for asylum or visas, and many of them still tried to bring family members to another place.

But after Trump’s return to the White House, his administration stopped all the confessions of refugees, including those who had already been approved. Trump also banned Afghanist citizens from entering the United States, and the administration in April said it would not renew the defense of Afghan immigrants, who ended on July 14.

Trump has also canceled foreign assistance that funds the US resettlement agencies, and the administration plans to close the office that coordinates efforts to relocate Afghans. The Federal Budget Bill, adopted earlier this month, imposes new immigration fees and eliminates access to health and food benefits for applicants.

Although California’s budget includes $ 10 million for immigration legal services and the state manages a program supported by federal funding to support Afghan refugees, its resources remain limited. Two bills to establish Immigrant and Refugee Agency and expands Resettlement services They had also stopped in the legislature.

• AtAfghan asylum seeker: “Afghani paid a very high price. People lost their loved ones. They lost parts of their bodies. Please do not forget the Afghans fighting you in the war against the terror. Every time you give a final solution to the status, please think about the facts.”

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The nine-member Catastrophe Response Council in California-which includes governor Gavin News, as well as the State Treasurer and the Insurance Commissioner meeting today In Sacramento, to discuss updates on Ethan’s deadly fire, which broke out in January.

In addition to discussing the ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire, the Council is expected to overcome the potential fire effect on the State Wild Fund of $ 21 billion, reports, Los Angeles TimesS

The legislators created the fund after the camp fire in 2018. Protect utility companies from bankruptcy From future fires they cause. Southern California Edison is currently under an investigation into the Ethan fire. Although the probe is not over yet, the usefulness reported on Wednesday that it plans to Start a victim compensation programS

If the utility program is found responsible, the State Fire Fund may be completely eastern to restore the company. Insured property losses are thought to be at least $ 15.2 billion, according to The Times.

Of 1.736 adults studied in the latest California Public Policy Institute A poll published Wednesday evening, 82% say the threat of fires in their region in California is a problem, and 63% say that the state and local authorities are not doing enough to deal with wild fires.

At a two -month meeting of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, the California State University said it was faced with a $ 164 million budget for this year, writes Calmatters’ Mikhail ZinshteynS

This marks the third consecutive year that the country’s largest public university system is Unable to afford fullyS The budget difference that has increased by $ 775 million from 2023 to a total of $ 2.3 billion does not include Multillion support for maintenance Must fix buildings and repair.

With its $ 9 billion operating budget, Cal State’s labor, energy and education continues to increase. Legislators adopted a state budget this year, which reduced the university system funding by $ 144 million. Cal State can take a stunning loan from the state to compensate for the reduction, and legislators have promised to recover the reduction next year.

To soften its budget woes, Cal State has reduced over 1200 jobs over the last two years, reduced students to support students and eliminated 1,400 courses. A 6% increase in annual training also began last year, with another 5% increase at the beginning of next fall.

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