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07-13-2017, 08:40 AM
The Afghan girls robotics team will **w be allowed into the U.S.
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A team of Afghan girls who were denied entry to the U.S. to compete in a robotics competition are **w going to be allowed in, thanks to ... President Trump?
Yep, you read that right.
SEE ALSO: This girls robotics team from Afghanistan was denied visas for a U.S. competition (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/afghanistan-robotics-team-girls-denied-visa/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
In an incredibly ironic twist, Trump reportedly (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-afghan-girls-robots-240474) urged U.S. officials to change course and allow the team of girls competing in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition into the country after they had previously been denied (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/afghanistan-robotics-team-girls-denied-visa/) visas at least twice.*
Trump reportedly became aware of the the girls' case and asked officials at the National Security Council if there was anything that could be done. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/afghan-girls-robotics-entry/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A team of Afghan girls who were denied entry to the U.S. to compete in a robotics competition are **w going to be allowed in, thanks to ... President Trump?
Yep, you read that right.
SEE ALSO: This girls robotics team from Afghanistan was denied visas for a U.S. competition (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/afghanistan-robotics-team-girls-denied-visa/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
In an incredibly ironic twist, Trump reportedly (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-afghan-girls-robots-240474) urged U.S. officials to change course and allow the team of girls competing in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition into the country after they had previously been denied (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/afghanistan-robotics-team-girls-denied-visa/) visas at least twice.*
Trump reportedly became aware of the the girls' case and asked officials at the National Security Council if there was anything that could be done. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/afghan-girls-robotics-entry/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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