KABUL: Ilhan Omar, a U.S. Congresswoman, has described the deportation of Afghan refugees from the U.S., Pakistan, and Iran as a “death sentence” and called for it to stop. President Donald Trump halted the refugee admission program, which had been aiding thousands of Afghans who served alongside U.S. forces to relocate to the United States. Following this decision, their flights were canceled. Recently, a federal court in the U.S. ruled that the process for transferring some Afghan refugees, who had previously booked travel, should resume. This ruling applies only to those who had been approved for travel before January 20 and had relied on promises made by the U.S. government. While the fate of other immigration cases (P1 and P2) remains uncertain, the U.S. State Department has not provided any updates on them. Additionally, Iran and Pakistan have increased the forced deportation of Afghan refugees. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, approximately 50,000 Afghans are deported daily from Iran. The organization “Afghan Evac” has welcomed the court’s ruling but noted that it only applies to previously approved refugees with scheduled travel, not all Afghan refugees.
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