Migration
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Taliban Claim Afghanistan Passport Climbs 13 Places in Global Ranking
DID Press: Taliban’s General Directorate of Passports says Afghanistan’s passport has improved its position in the global rankings, rising from 116th to 103rd place. According to the directorate, the Afghan passport ranked 116th in 2021 and has now moved up…
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Trump Administration Suspends Immigrant Visa Interviews Worldwide
DID Press: Just four days after a court lifted a ban on issuing immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a suspension of all scheduled immigrant visa interviews at U.S. embassies…
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Afghan Refugees in Nairobi Urge Faster Resettlement Process
DID Press: Afghan refugees in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, have called on the United Nations and resettlement countries to process their cases urgently and fairly, amid growing concerns over lengthy delays. A number of Afghan refugees in Nairobi said prolonged processing…
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AfghanEvac: US Court Ruling Does Not Reopen Door for Afghans
DID Press: AfghanEvac has warned that a U.S. federal court ruling overturning the Donald Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visa issuance for citizens of 75 countries does not automatically reopen the immigration pathway to the United States for Afghan applicants.…
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US Court Blocks Trump Policy Suspending Immigrant Visas for Citizens of 75 Countries
DID Press: A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries, ruling that the measure was unlawful. Janet Vargas, a judge for the U.S. District Court for…
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Swiss Federal Court Allows Afghan Deportations in Certain Cases
DID Press: Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers can be permissible when “favorable individual circumstances” exist. The ruling followed the rejection of an asylum application by an Afghan national. Judges in St. Gallen,…
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Trump Administration Weighs 3,000-Child Migrant Detention Facility
DID Press: Trump administration is considering establishing a large-scale facility to house unaccompanied migrant children as part of its broader crackdown on immigration and efforts to accelerate deportation proceedings. According to reports, the proposed center would operate as an “emergency…
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IOM: 53,565 Afghans Returned From Pakistan in 15 Days
DID Press: More than 53,000 Afghan nationals returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan during the first 15 days of July 2026, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM said at least 53,565 Afghans crossed into Afghanistan through five…
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Afghan Man Gets 51-Day Sentence for Illegal Entry Into US
DID Press: US Department of Justice announced that Khan Afzal Ahmadzai, 30, from Kabul, was sentenced to 51 days in prison after pleading guilty to illegally entering the United States. Ahmadzai entered the United States from Canada on June 3,…
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Religious Schools and Israel’s Military Recruitment Through Religious Zionism
DID Press: As a new recruitment cycle begins in the Israeli military, the role of religious Zionist schools has once again come into focus. Students from these institutions joined combat units while singing religious chants, highlighting an organized network that…
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