66 US Lawmakers Urge Halt to Deportation of 150 Afghans
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U.S. lawmakers warn planned deportations could expose Afghan nationals to persecution
Sixty-six U.S. lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to stop planned deportations of Afghan nationals, warning that some could face persecution or retaliation after return to Afghanistan.
66 US Lawmakers Urge Halt to Deportation of 150 Afghans
Sixty-six members of the US Congress have urged the Trump administration to halt the planned deportation of more than 150 Afghan nationals, warning that their return could expose them to persecution under current administration. The lawmakers sent a letter on Monday, November 2, to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, calling for the cancellation of deportation flights involving Afghans and Iranians. T…
US Lawmakers Press Trump Administration to Halt Deportation of Afghans to the Taliban
A bipartisan group of 66 members of the US Congress called on the Trump administration to cancel plans to deport more than 150 Afghans, warning that sending them back could put their lives at risk under Taliban rule.
US lawmakers urge Trump administration to halt Afghan deportations
Rights organisations say the policy risks exposing vulnerable people to persecution and undermining international refugee protections. The post US lawmakers urge Trump administration to halt Afghan deportations first appeared on Ariana News
Six members of Congress have called on the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to cancel deportation flights for Afghan and Iranian migrants. In a joint letter written on Monday (November 1), they warned that returning Afghan citizens to Taliban-ruled territory could put their lives at risk and expose them to persecution, torture and even death. House members Scott H. Peters, Jimmy Raskin and Juan Vargas; Senate members Jack…
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