Afghanistan, Nov. 3 -- Sixty-six members of the US Congress have urged the Trump administration to halt the planned deportation of more than 150 Afghan nationals, warning that their return could expose them to persecution under current administration.
The lawmakers sent a letter on Monday, November 2, to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, calling for the cancellation of deportation flights involving Afghans and Iranians. The initiative was led by Democratic Representative Scott Peters of California.
The letter followed reports that the US administration planned to fly more than 150 detained Afghans from Louisiana to Pakistan, with arrangements for their onward return to Afghanistan. The first ...