Pres. Trump Grants Afghan Girls Robotics Team Visas

Teenagers from the Afghanistan Robotic House, a private training institute, practice in Herat, Afghanistan. (AHMAD SEIR/AP)

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President Donald Trump stepped in and granted a group of Afghan girls visas so they can compete in an international robotics competition next week.
The teenagers were denied access to the U.S. under the president’s executive order on travel after making multiple trips to their country’s capital depsite the dangers of the war-torn region.
The State Department worked with Homeland Security on this specific case.
Once the issue reached the president, he urged a reversal of the initial decision to deny the girls temporary access to the U.S.
Officials say the administration could not be prouder of these young female scientists.
Another team from Gambia is also being granted visas to attend the event put on by an organization know as First Global.