As programs created to support America's Afghan allies are increasingly shuttered, about 1,500 Afghans remain on U.S. base Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Doha, Qatar, uncertain about their futures.
Around 1,200 CAS residents are waiting for processing through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), which has been suspended by executive order since January 20. The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) has attempted to enforce the resumption of the program through Pacito v. Trump. The government has fought the case strenuously, including with its most recent argument that refugees are included in their travel ban.
On July 14, however, Judge Jamal Whitehead ordered the government to resume processing USRAP cases for Afghans at CAS within 14 days.
