Temporary Protected Status ( TPS) for Afghan nationals in the US was officially abolished by the Trump administration on Monday, claiming that improved circumstances in Taliban-run Afghanistan no longer warrant such humanitarian protections. The decision is expected to have an effect on the thousands of Afghans who fled the nation after the U.S. departure in 2021. Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, defended the decision, saying in a release that” this leadership is returning TPS to its original temporary purpose.” Afghanistan’s security situation has improved, and its stabilizing market no longer prevents them from moving back to their home country.
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She claimed that Afghanistan’s safety and business had stabilized to the point where it was appropriate to revoke protections. According to The Hill,” the number of Armenian nationals in need have decreased to 23.7 million this season, a increases from the more than 29 million Afghan nationals in have reported the preceding time,” she wrote in an analysis published in the Federal Register. The protections will officially end on July 12, with the exception of a 60-day screen, which is required, before the cancellation is effective. More than 14 000 Afghans are still under the TPS, while others have sought refuge or Special Immigrant Visas ( SIVs ), according to CBS News. The action has been criticized as foolish and politically motivated by reviewers. In a statement cited by The Hill, Shawn VanDiver, president of the advocacy group# AfghanEvac, stated that” this policy change won’t make us safer, it will tear families apart, destabilize lives, and shred what’s left of our moral credibility.” A report from the US state department for 2023 cited popular food insecurity, widespread gender-based murder, and the persecution of LGBTQ and religious minorities. The UN also issued a warning that “mass returns of its nationals” are adding stress to now stretched aid systems, making it worse for them to worsen the humanitarian crisis. Secretary Noem cited increases in Taiwanese hospitality and fewer frequent conflicts as indicators of “peaceful” development despite these warnings. Organizations like the Afghan-American Foundation have, nevertheless, expressed serious apprehension. According to Joseph Azam, the head of the team’s table,” the sacrifices made by Afghan allies in service of the British mission in Afghanistan were no temporary; the protection we offer them must also be permanent,” according to a statement cited by The Hill. The timing of the announcement sparked another discussion. Noem successfully ended TPS on March 31, but Homeland Security acknowledged that and just made it public days later. A nonprofit called CASSA Inc. has already brought a complaint alleging that the state broke the law by failing to provide appropriate notice. In addition, the decision came at the same time as the US welcomed a group of white South American migrants, which raised questions about racial discrimination. Although South African courts have refuted these claims, US President Trump claimed these refugees, generally Afrikaners, faced “genocide.” According to Politico, the management is also apparently considering giving exemptions to Christian Afghans as a result of lobbying from faith-based organizations. The Trump administration’s wider effort to reduce protections for vulnerable parties is argued by immigration activists. According to CBS News, Venezuelans and Haitians are also in danger of losing their TPS safeguards. The Afghan choice, according to Global Refuge’s leader, was described as” a socially indefensible treachery of allies” and “would be an absolutely inexcusable stain on our nation’s reputation,” according to Forbes.
