Afghans seeking asylum say the dream of reaching the U.S. seems ever further away

By Diaa Hadid

Published December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM EST

Afghans who were in the process of seeking asylum in the United States have had their hopes repeatedly dashed under this Trump administration. In the U.S., they live in fear of ICE detention.

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Diaa Hadid

Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.

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