As US Ends Protected Status For Afghans, Thousands Face Deportation And Persecution

Removing Protected Status for Afghans is No Way to Treat Allies

We still remember the day Kabul fell. So many Afghans who worked shoulder to shoulder with Americans in military, diplomatic, and development missions immediately knew the risks they faced under the Taliban regime, who saw them not as civilians but as traitors and infidels. These Afghan partners of the United States knew that staying behind meant grave danger and even death. Thousands ran to the airport without a plan — just fear. Amazingly, wha…

Afghans in Kentucky fear for future after Trump strips deportation protections

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky - Afghan asylum-seeker Wazir Khan Zadran and his family arrived in Kentucky nearly four years ago as the U.S. military withdrew from his country. Now, he worries about the future of his children, especially his girls, if they are forced to return to Afghanistan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As US Ends Protected Status For Afghans, Thousands Face Deportation And Persecution

The United States will end Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in July, leaving up to 12,000 at risk of deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Human rights groups warn the move could be deadly, while DHS cites national security and claims conditions have "improved sufficiently."

Former U.S. military interpreters and other Afghans who fled the Taliban to the United States face deportation. The Trump administration has revoked their Temporary Protected Status (TPS), even though they face persecution if they return to their country. Many U.S. veterans who worked with the Afghans have spoken out against the move.