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Afghans Searching for Refuge – Hope in Brazil
The Trump administration suspended US refugee and resettlement programs and has banned most Afghans from entering the country. This has left tens of thousands of Afghans without a pathway forward even though they were approved for resettlement in the US after a three-year vetting process. This includes CSFilm’s translator
Shekib, his family and many more colleagues who are stateless and desperate in Pakistan and Iran.

For those in Pakistan, the government has announced that unless the US fulfills its promise to move these people out of Pakistan, they will be deported back to
Afghanistan. Shekib must not be returned to Afghanistan. He was a prominent human rights and democracy advocate in the Kapisa province and an outspoken thorn in the side of conservative forces in his community. Shekib’s father and brother in Afghanistan are constantly harassed by the Taliban in their efforts to capture Shekib.

Going forward:
1. We continue to explore third-country resettlement options for Shekib’s family and seven others. We are very hopeful that our effort to connect with diplomats or
immigration offices in foreign governments may soon payoff. A friend has connections to a Brazilian refugee program which is planning to welcome a limited number of Afghans. We hope to learn very soon whether Shekib and his family will be included. If so, we will need to raise $36,000 to pay for their flights and to guarantee their living expenses for the first year. We hope to be reaching out to our network for help in the very near future!

2. If you are in the US, please use the resources provided by Church World Services to contact your representatives about restoring refugee and resettlement programs and in particular the Enduring Welcome program explicitly set up by Congress to assist Afghan refugees explicitly set up by Congress to assist Afghan refugees.

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Community Supported Film amplifies local voices in under- and mis-represented communities to effectively communicate their lived realities through documentary filmmaking. Their films are used in local and international Screen&Discuss campaigns to inform public opinion and policy from town halls to the halls of congress.