Trump Plans to Deport Over 150 Afghans Through Pakistan, Raising Fears of Taliban Retaliation
- The Trump administration is preparing to deport dozens of 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, a regime that has hunted down former soldiers and police officers while erasing women 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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The Trump administration plans to fly Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, from where they are expected to be expelled across the border to Afghanistan
Afghan Deportation Flight to Pakistan Could Leave Nov. 2
The Trump administration is preparing to deport more than 150 Afghans, including relatives of people who served alongside U.S. troops, on a flight to Pakistan that could leave as early as Monday, November 2, with the deportees expected to be sent on to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on Friday. The Times cited […]
Trump Plans to Deport Over 150 Afghans Through Pakistan, Raising Fears of Taliban Retaliation
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U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan
“The Trump administration has detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana and plans to deport them to Afghanistan,” the New York Times reports. “The group includes people who could face discrimination or persecution under the Taliban, including relatives of people who helped the U.S. military and at least one gay man.”
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