Nargis Rahman
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-20-2025 3PM EDT
Organizers and volunteers of the Muslim Foster Care Association put the final touches to the buffet-style iftar, a roll of savory Thai food and sweet pastries. Director of Operations for the Association, Shireen Abunada, says resettlement agencies recently brought in more refugee Muslim minors in anticipation of changing immigration policies.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-20-2025 3PM EDT
They expedited a lot of travel of refugee Muslim foster youth from West African countries. So we've had an influx of about 50 to 70 youth that have just recently arrived in the past couple months.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-20-2025 3PM EDT
The association says there are 250 Muslim children in foster care in Michigan, but less than a dozen Muslim foster homes. For NPR News, I'm Nargis Rahman in Detroit.