Nearly 13,000 Afghan Refugees Left at Fort McCoy Are Children

Monday, October 4th, 2021 -- 5:00 PM

(Terry Bell, WRN) About half of the nearly 13-thousand Afghan refugees late Fort McCoy are children.

What’s more, hundreds of women refugees are pregnant. Reporters Thursday got their first look inside Fort McCoy since the U-S started housing refugees. There are eight so-called “neighborhoods” at the fort, each with a mosque, barracks, a dining hall, and schools.

The refugees say they’re doing well, even if they are a bit bored. Crime is low, even though two refugees are charged with sexual and domestic abuse.

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