Deportation
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Afghanistan
European Parliament to Examine Deportations of Afghan Migrants
DID Press: European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a meeting on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers and migrants from European Union member states. The meeting comes amid growing cooperation between some European…
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Afghanistan
US Deports Afghan Citizen to Central African Republic
DID Press: The administration of US President Donald Trump has deported dozens of migrants to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan citizen whose family members had worked alongside US forces. Alma David, the Afghan citizen’s lawyer, said the man…
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Afghanistan
Secret Taliban Delegation Visits Germany Over Afghan Migrant Returns
DID Press: A three-member Taliban delegation has reportedly traveled to Germany in an unannounced visit aimed at laying the technical groundwork for the return of more Afghan migrants to Afghanistan, according to German broadcaster NDR. The delegation reportedly traveled to…
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Afghanistan
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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Children
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
Europe’s Hardening Migration Policies Leave Afghan Refugees in Limbo
DID Press: As anti-immigration sentiment grows and right-wing parties gain influence across Europe, thousands of Afghan asylum seekers who were evacuated to European countries after the fall of Kabul face an uncertain future and the possibility of deportation to Afghanistan.…
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Afghanistan
HRW Raises Concerns Over US Court for Deporting Terrorism Suspects
DID Press: US has, for the first time since the establishment of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) in 1996, used the specialized judicial body to handle a case involving a non-US citizen, prompting concerns over due-process rights, the use…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Deports Nearly 140,000 Afghan Migrants from Punjab
DID Press: Pakistani authorities say nearly 140,000 Afghan nationals have been returned from Punjab province to Afghanistan as part of an ongoing campaign targeting undocumented migrants, despite continued concerns from international organizations over the humanitarian impact of the deportations. According…
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Afghanistan
US Opens First Secret Deportation Trial in Alleged ISIS-Linked Afghan Case
DID Press: US Department of Justice has asked a secret federal tribunal to deport an Afghan woman living in Texas over alleged links to the Islamic State (ISIS), in what marks the first known case before the country’s rarely used…
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