Afghan refugees who fled after the Taliban takeover in 2021 are appealing to President Trump to exempt them from a suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. They argue that their work with the U.S. government, media, and humanitarian organizations puts them at risk of persecution under the Taliban, and that they are facing increasingly difficult conditions in Pakistan.
Published: Jan. 22, 2025, 7:43 a.m.ISLAMABAD — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops.the Taliban takeover in 2021
But in his first days in office, Trump’s administration announced the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program would be suspended from Jan. 27 for at least three months. During that period, the White House said that the secretary of homeland security in consultation with the secretary of state will submit a report to the president whether the resumption of the program is in the U.S. interest.
“The Taliban regards us as traitors, and returning to Afghanistan would expose us to arrest, torture or death,” the group said. “In Pakistan, the situation is increasingly untenable. Arbitrary arrests, deportations and insecurity compound our distress.”Hadisa Bibi, a former student in Kabul who fled to neighboring Pakistan last month, said she read in newspapers that Trump suspended the refugee program.
She said she witnessed several Afghans arrested by Pakistani police, which left her in fear, “confined to my room like a prisoner.”, flights to the U.S. for many Afghans had been scheduled for January, February and March after they were interviewed by the International Organization for Migration and U.S. Embassy officials.
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