Afghanistan, Nov. 4 -- A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting Afghan nationals to Afghanistan or Pakistan, delaying a planned removal operation involving more than 150 people.
ABC News reported that US District Judge Valerie Caproni issued the temporary order on Tuesday, November 3, after government lawyers told the court that no chartered or commercial flights to deport Afghans to either country were planned or confirmed through the end of the week. The order remains in effect until Saturday, November 7.
The deportations had reportedly been planned through Pakistan because the United States has no formal diplomatic relations with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Under the propos...