Court permits Trump administration to terminate deportation safeguards for Afghans and Cameroonians
An appeals court clarified on Monday the Trump administration’s authority to revoke deportation protections for Afghans and Cameroonians, denying a request to halt this action while legal reviews are ongoing. This ruling affects over 10,000 individuals from both nations who are living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which safeguards those unable to […]
Many Afghans on the Airlift List Were False Asylum Seekers: Report
Concerns Over Afghan ‘Kill List’ Leaked Documents A small number of Afghans listed in leaked Defense Ministry documents had legitimate evidence for asylum in the UK, according to sources within the ministry. The information was reportedly sent via email to Afghanistan, where only 15 individuals made it onto the screening list. This list has allegedly […]
U.S. Appeals Court Prevents Trump from Ending ‘Temporary’ Protection for Afghans
A U.S. Court of Appeals in the Fourth Circuit has placed a temporary hold on actions by President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aimed at terminating the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Afghan immigrants who arrived in the U.S. during Joe Biden’s presidency. In May, Trump’s DHS announced plans to end TPS for […]
UK Government Issued Media Ban to Covertly Bring in 24,000 Afghans
UK’s Secret Import of Afghan Nationals Amidst Controversy The British government has revealed that it imported and housed tens of thousands of Afghans under the pretext of a “severe disorder,” allocating around £7 billion for this operation. This admission came to light after nearly 24,000 Afghans were secretly relocated to the UK in the past […]
Iranian Official States Tehran is Sending Back 8,000 Afghans Daily
Iran Steps Up Deportations of Afghans This week, the governor of Iran’s border region, as reported by an Afghan news agency, revealed that the country has significantly intensified its pace of deporting Afghan nationals, with over 8,000 individuals being sent back daily. In a statement on Sunday, the governor of Teybad, a city near the […]
Biden administration relocated 55 Afghans on a terror watchlist to the US during a flawed withdrawal, according to a DOJ report.
According to a report by the Department of Justice, US officials have identified 55 Afghan evacuees on terrorist watchlists following the withdrawal from the Middle East in 2021. A report released on Tuesday confirmed long-held suspicions among Republican lawmakers that the Biden administration didn’t adequately vet refugees to prevent those with ties to the Taliban […]
Taliban States More than 5 Million Afghans Have Returned Home During Deportations from Iran and Pakistan
The Taliban claims that over 5 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan since the fall of the US-backed government, according to Afghan Tronews, as reported on Sunday. This announcement comes after months of large-scale deportations of Afghan nationals from neighboring nations, particularly Pakistan and Iran. It appears that these efforts have been more effective in […]
Leader of Afghans for Trump calls for reinstatement of refugee protections.
A group that previously supported Donald Trump is expressing feelings of abandonment following the decision by the White House to revoke legal protections for many Afghan refugees living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS). Zobea Sangi, who leads the “Trump Afghans” movement—formed after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan—mentioned that after the Biden […]
Trump administration cancels deportation protections for Afghans.
The Trump administration has formally ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans, stating that conditions in Afghanistan under Taliban rule no longer warrant such protections. This announcement came from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday, marking a shift from the protections initially extended during the turbulent withdrawal of US forces. TPS is […]
DHS faces lawsuit for removing deportation protections for Afghans and Cameroonians
Immigration advocates are taking legal action on behalf of Cameroonians who could lose their protection from deportation. This shift follows statements from Afghans and Cameroonians indicating that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to end their Temporary Protected Status (TPS). These TPS designations were originally established in 2022 due to ongoing armed conflicts, hunger, […]