{"id":3579,"date":"2026-10-31T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T08:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2026-10-31T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T08:03:51","slug":"us-plans-to-deport-more-than-150-afghan-immigrants-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3579","title":{"rendered":"US plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan, including people who fled the country following the Taliban takeover in 2021, according to US officials and advocacy groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shawn VanDiver, head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.aaj.tv\/trends\/AfghanEvac\">#AfghanEvac<\/a> coalition, said many of those facing removal had left Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US forces and the Taliban\u2019s return to power.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those facing deportation are \u201cbrothers and sons of men who served alongside US forces, families the Taliban already has every reason to target,\u201d VanDiver said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em> reported that more than 150 Afghan immigrants were expected to be deported in what could be one of the largest single expulsions of Afghans from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper said US authorities had detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana and planned to deport them, with the first flight expected as early as Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A US official said the deportations would be carried out through Pakistan, as Washington cannot arrange direct removals to Afghanistan because it has no diplomatic ties with the Taliban government.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has defended its immigration crackdown and deportation drive as measures aimed at improving domestic security.<\/p>\n<p>However, rights advocates have criticised the policies, arguing that they undermine due process and freedom of speech and create an unsafe environment for minority communities. Concerns have also been raised over alleged racial profiling.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Homeland Security declined to confirm any planned removal operations, citing operational security.<\/p>\n<p>VanDiver urged Congress to pass legislation granting Afghans in the United States temporary protected status to shield them from deportation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan, including people who fled the country following the Taliban takeover in 2021, according to US officials and advocacy groups. Shawn VanDiver, head of the #AfghanEvac coalition, said many of those facing removal had left Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US forces and the Taliban\u2019s return to power. Some of those facing deportation are \u201cbrothers and sons of men who served alongside US forces, families the Taliban already has every reason to target,\u201d VanDiver&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}