Trump Administration Plans to Deport some Afghan Immigrants to Afghanistan
The flight could leave as soon as Monday and would route detainees through Pakistan, where officials expect them to be sent into Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
- The Trump administration is preparing to deport roughly 150 Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they face expected expulsion to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, marking the first large-scale removal flight since the U.S. withdrawal.
- According to Shawn VanDiver, president of AfghanEvac, returning dissidents face imprisonment, corporal punishment, or execution under the Taliban, which has hunted down former soldiers and erased women and girls from public life.
- The flight includes family members of U.S. allies who assisted military forces and aid groups, along with at least one LGBTQ person who could face violence upon return; attorneys describe the route through Pakistan as a legally dubious workaround.
- Uzra Zeya, president of Human Rights First, stated the administration's "cruel mass deportation agenda" has swept up relatives of Afghan allies who face "grave" consequences, warning that removals to active war zones create significant risk.
- More than 2.7 million Afghans have been expelled from the country since 2023 as relations continue to deteriorate following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal; a Homeland Security spokesperson stated the agency "does not comment on prospective removal operations" for security reasons.
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Afghan Taliban authorities on Monday expressed concern over reports of Washington's plans to send dozens of Afghan migrants to Pakistan for later repatriation.
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has reacted with concern to reports of new American plans to deport dozens of Afghans. American media have reported that they are being flown to Pakistan and then transferred across the Afghan border.
Taliban voices 'serious concern' over US plan to deport Afghan migrants via Pakistan
Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed concern on Monday over reported US plans to deport more than 150 Afghans from the US to Pakistan for an eventual return home, with advocacy groups warning the removal could endanger their lives.
NEWS HEADLINES: Trump Administration Prepares Major Afghan Deportation Flight Through Pakistan – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
The Trump administration is preparing a deportation flight that could send more than 150 Afghan nationals out of the United States through Pakistan — with many expected to be transferred onward into Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The flight could leave Louisiana as early as Monday, November 2, according to current reporting and federal court records. Those records show at least one Afghan national was scheduled for removal to Pakistan “with fur…
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