Kathmandu. A US federal court has halted President Donald Trump administration's plan to deport more than 150 Afghan nationals via Pakistan. The court issued such an order after rights groups protested, stating that deportation could put the lives of former US allies and their families at risk.
New York-based District Court Judge Valerie Caproni ruled this week that no Afghan national can be sent to Afghanistan or Pakistan. AfghanEvac organization stated that the deportation list included relatives of individuals who had assisted the US military before the Taliban seized power in 2021. The organization's president, Shawn VanDiver, said that the proposed flight was halted due to the efforts of former soldiers, human rights activists, 66 members of Congress, and thousands of American citizens.
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