Hochul adds $2 million to help Afghan refugees resettle in New York State

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Governor Kathy Hochul is dedicating $2 million additional state funds to help Afghan refugees resettle in New York State, she announced Tuesday, Dec. 7

Some 7,500 people from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation have already arrived in the Empire State and 1,790 will find a new home here in the coming months, largely in upstate cities with less than 200 coming to the New York City area, according to the governor.