A U.S. military stronghold is haven for Afghan refugees amid uncertainty

(16 May 2025)
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Fredericksburg, Virginia – 8 April 2025
1. Wide exterior of the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington, Migration and Refugee services office
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kat Renfroe, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Migrant and Refugee Services:
“Refugees are the most hopeful people I’ve ever met. Without it, they wouldn’t be able to get here. I think that faith is a cornerstone and I don’t think I’d be able to do this work without believing that this was what I was meant to do.”
3. Tight exterior of the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington, Migration and Refugee services office
4. Various of female Afghan refugees gathered for a self-care class at Catholic Charities
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kat Renfroe, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Migrant and Refugee Services:
“I want to be like the people we serve and hold out hope that we’ll be able to do something for them."
6. Various of female Afghan refugees gathered for a self-care class at Catholic Charities
7. Refugees Hogai Ibrahimkhil, left, and Suraya Qaderi, right
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8. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Hogai Ibrahimkhil, Afghan Refugee:
“After Trump came to power and some changes happened, my hope dropped to zero.” … “When I see my father suffering in pain and I can’t take him to a doctor, and my mother also has health problems but can’t go to a doctor either, because of the fear that they might get caught by the police on the way, it breaks me. They’re afraid of being deported back to Afghanistan.”
9. Women in line for food for post-Ramadan celebrations
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kat Renfroe, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Migrant and Refugee Services:
“I think it’s tough for military families, especially those who have served, to look back on 20 years and not feel as though there’s some confusion and maybe even some anger about the situation. It’s a, it’s just a shame. I’ll just keep praying."
11. Food at Catholic Charities
12. Ibrahimkhil in line for food

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Dumfries, Virginia – 6 April 2025
13. Wide of congregants singing at Pillar Church
14. Tight of congregant singing
15. Wide of congregants and pastor Colby Gorman singing during Sunday service
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16. SOUNDBITE (English) Colby Garman, Founding Pastor at Pillar Church:
“It was affecting so many of the lives of our families here who served in that place. It wasn’t something that was outside of our circle of experience. And so it mattered to people. You know, people were coming here and, you know Quantico became a big part of, sort of the welcoming of Afghans into the country and preparing to do that."
17. Exterior of Pillar Church
18. Congregants at church

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Quantico, Virginia – 26 August 2021
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19. Traffic drives past the entrance sign of Marine Corps Base Quantico

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Dumfries, Virginia – 6 April 2025
20. People praying at Pillar
21. Pillar congregant, Joi Rogers, sings during service
22. Various of Joi’s husband Jake Rogers singing during service
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23. SOUNDBITE (English) Joi Rogers, Pillar Church:

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Fredericksburg, Virginia – 8 April 2025
24. Afghan women at Catholic Charities
25. Catholic Charities employee leading a self-care class
26. Self-care tips
27. Refugees Suraya Qaderi and Hogai Ibrahimkhil at Catholic Charities
28. Afghan women at Catholic Charities
29. Catholic Charities self-care class

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