Federal agency seeks to interview Afghan immigrants, alarming refugee groups

‘Nefarious’ Trump plan to interview Afghan immigrants sparks deportation fears

The Trump administration has already stopped travel, visa and refugee status approvals for people from Afghanistan, while removing protections for Afghans already living in the US

Federal agency seeks to interview Afghan immigrants, alarming refugee groups

A federal refugee resettlement office is quietly launching an effort to interview hundreds of Afghan migrants living in the U.S., raising alarms among refugee groups who worry the information they collect could be used for future immigration enforcement.

U.S. government plan to interview Afghan refugees raises deportation concerns

Refugee advocates and Afghan community groups have expressed concern over a reported U.S. government initiative to interview hundreds of Afghan refugees, warning that information collected could later be used in immigration enforcement or deportation proceedings. According to The Washington Post, the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) plans to interview about 800 Afghans under what it describes as a “wellbeing initiative” aimed at identif…