"Aly, an Afghan national, lives in hiding in Pakistan. ALY: I can say that in these months we got older more than 10 or 20 years. HADID: Like he and his wife have aged 20 years. He asks we not use his full name. He's at risk of deportation to Afghanistan, where he fears he'll be harmed or killed. He was a translator in Afghanistan from 2018 to 2021 and was in the pipeline to enter the U.S. ALY: Doors are closing day by day."
"Even before Afghan migrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal opened fire on members of the National Guard last Wednesday in Washington, the Trump administration had been ratcheting up the restrictions on Afghans entering and staying in the United States. Soon after President Trump began his second term, he suspended the U.S. refugee program. That effectively suspended most Afghan migration to the U.S. For most Afghans, it hasn't resumed, but those who fought alongside the U.S. and allied forces during America's 20-year presence in the country"
U.S. immigration policies increasingly restricted Afghan entry after the Trump administration suspended the refugee program and tightened vetting. Some Afghan allies who served with U.S. forces were allowed entry after extensive screening, but those pathways narrowed. After a shooting by an Afghan migrant in Washington, immigration requests from Afghan nationals were halted indefinitely. Many Afghans live in hiding abroad, fear deportation to Afghanistan, and worry about harm or detention by ICE. Afghan applicants describe hopes diminishing and report that doors to the United States are closing day by day as migration routes are cut off.
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