Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that deportation protections for approximately 9,000 Afghans in the United States will end July 12, following the expiration of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation in May.
TPS was granted to some Afghans after the 2022 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Of the roughly 80,000 evacuees who arrived, 9,000 received TPS due to dangerous conditions back home. Noem said those conditions have improved, asserting that continuing TPS is “contrary to the national interest.”
Critics point out that Afghanistan remains under Taliban rule and the U.S. State Department maintains its highest travel advisory level. The move is likely to face legal challenges, as similar attempts by Noem to revoke TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians have.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has fast-tracked refugee admissions for white South Africans, sparking debate over preferential treatment. Trump’s executive order described Afrikaners as victims of racial discrimination.
Noem’s DHS said the TPS rollback reflects a return to the policy’s “original temporary intent.”
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