Immigration
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Afghanistan
Indian Police Detain Afghan Student Over Immigration Overstay
DID Press: Police in India’s Pimpri-Chinchwad city have begun deportation proceedings against a 26-year-old Afghan national who came to the country to pursue a master’s degree in economics but remained after the expiry of his immigration documents, Indian media reported.…
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Human Rights
Call to Prayer in German Church Sparks Islamophobia Debate
DID Press: A video showing a Muslim reciting the Islamic call to prayer inside a church in Germany has sparked widespread reactions on social media, with some right-wing users portraying the footage as evidence of a shift in Germany’s religious…
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education
Congress Pushes Back as Trump Moves to Rescind $810M in Approved Funding
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has ordered the cancellation of about $810 million in funding previously appropriated by Congress, using a mechanism known as a “pocket rescission,” according to the White House and U.S. media reports. The measure affects…
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Afghanistan
Iran Moves to Keep Afghan Children With Residency Problems in School
DID Press: Iranian authorities in Razavi Khorasan Province say they are working to ensure Afghan children can continue their education even when their residency documents face problems, including through temporary permits to prevent interruptions in schooling. Amirollah Shamdqari, deputy governor…
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Afghanistan
Afghans Deported From US Arrive in Guyana Under Third-Country Deal
DID Press: Guyana has received six deportees from the United States, including Afghan and Cuban nationals, under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation programme, Guyanese officials said. The group arrived on Friday after being vetted and found to have no criminal…
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Afghanistan
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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Government
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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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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