Trump administration plans first large-scale deportation of Afghans

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 00:44 · Archive

The Trump administration is preparing to forcibly remove roughly 150 Afghans to Afghanistan, marking the first large-scale deportation flight. The removal flight is being routed from Louisiana to Pakistan, where officials are expected to expel them to their home country. The group includes family members of U.S. military allies, aid workers and at least one LGBTQ+ person.

Human rights groups warn that the administration has found a legally dubious workaround by creating arrangements with third countries such as Pakistan to send vulnerable immigrants to active war zones. According to Uzra Zeya, president of Human Rights First, individuals face 'grave risk' in Afghanistan. Shawn VanDiver, president of AfghanEvac, which helps resettle refugees including wartime allies, noted that returning dissidents face risks including imprisonment, corporal punishment or execution under Taliban rule.

The administration is also reportedly preparing a deportation flight to force Iranian immigrants back to Iran, marking the first such removal flight since the onset of the U.S. war in February.

How it is being reported

• U.S. to reportedly deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to AfghanistanTrump last year issued travel bans for a number of countries, including Afghanistan, as part of a broad immigration crackdown.The Japan Times · 31 Oct, 23:40
• Trump plans to deport dozens of Afghans back to the Taliban in first large-scale removal flightAfghans face ‘grave’ consequences in Taliban-controlled home country under first large-scale removal scheme, aid groups saysIndependent World · 30 Oct, 19:59

In this story: Trump · Taliban · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Iran · Human Rights First · AfghanEvac · Uzra Zeya

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