The Afghan support organization, AfghanEvac, has called on the U.S. Congress and the White House to prevent the deportation of more than 150 Afghan asylum seekers scheduled to be sent from the U.S. to Pakistan and then to Afghanistan.
In a statement released on Sunday, the organization said that over 150 Afghans are set to be deported from the state of Louisiana on Monday, November 2. The plan is to fly them to Pakistan, from where they will be transferred to Afghanistan, raising serious concerns for their safety.
According to AfghanEvac, the group of deportees includes relatives of Afghans who served with U.S. forces over the past two decades. These individuals and their families face significant security threats in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan due to their association with foreign forces.
The organization has urged U.S. authorities to immediately halt the deportation process and review the asylum cases of these Afghans. AfghanEvac emphasized that returning these individuals to Afghanistan would put their lives at risk.
This appeal comes as thousands of Afghans eligible for the U.S. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program are still awaiting processing of their applications. The slow pace has left many in a state of uncertainty both inside and outside Afghanistan.
Following the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the U.S. evacuated tens of thousands of Afghans, but many former partners and at-risk individuals have yet to be relocated to safety. Human rights groups have repeatedly called on the U.S. government to fulfill its commitments to these Afghans.
Source: AfghanEvac
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