Despite the continued suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, the State Department appears to have begun a quiet effort to move a limited number of Afghans with USRAP cases out of Pakistan.

Many Afghan USRAP applicants fled to Pakistan following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, both to remain safe amid the Taliban’s reprisal campaign and because their cases could only be processed in a country with a functioning U.S. Embassy. After enduring endless processing hurdles under the Biden administration, USRAP applicants found their cases frozen after Jan. 20, when Trump suspended the USRAP program by executive order.