[KhaamaPress] U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, effective July 12.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump
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has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghan refugees will expire by next month. The move is set to affect approximately 11,000 Afghan nationals currently residing in the United States under this humanitarian designation.
Kristi Noem, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, issued a statement on Monday, May 12, declaring that TPS for Afghanistan will officially end on May 20, with the termination becoming effective from July 12. Noem stated that after a recent assessment, Afghanistan "no longer meets the conditions required for TPS," citing an alleged improvement in the country’s security and economic stability.
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this decision has drawn sharp criticism. Shawn VanDiver, head of AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for Afghan refugees, condemned the move as politically motivated rather than based on ground realities. In a statement, he said, "This decision does not reflect the truth about conditions in Afghanistan."
VanDiver emphasized that Afghanistan remains under Taliban
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control, lacking any functional asylum system. He noted ongoing reports of assassinations, arbitrary detentions, and widespread human rights
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violations—particularly against women and minorities—making it unsafe for returnees. He called the U.S. government’s decision a "betrayal of those who stood with American forces and rebuilt their lives in the U.S."
The Department of Homeland Security has also indicated that some Afghan TPS holders are under review for alleged "fraud and threats to public safety," further complicating their legal status.
Rights groups and refugee advocates are urging the U.S. government to reconsider its decision, warning that sending vulnerable Afghans back to a volatile environment could endanger lives and contradict America’s commitments to its allies.
As the July deadline nears, legal and humanitarian organizations are preparing for possible legal challenges and lobbying efforts to protect Afghan TPS holders. Many fear the end of protections may lead to deportations or forced returns to a still-dangerous homeland.
AfghanEvac: Ending Afghan TPS is a Betrayal of US promises
[KhaamaPress] AfghanEvac condemned the U.S. decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, calling it a betrayal of American promises.
Shawn VanDiver, President of AfghanEvac, has strongly criticized the U.S. government’s decision to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals. He described the move as a “betrayal” of those who risked their lives for the United States and trusted its promises.
The argument would be stronger if someone, perhaps AfghanEvac, would provide documentation of their rescuees’ services to America back in Afghanistan that justify bringing them here, and more documentation showing that they have no connection to to jihadi or radical Moslem groups, and have not misbehaved in any way since arriving in America, not to mention working hard to become self-supporting.. In an official statement, VanDiver said, “This decision is not rooted in reality, but in politics. Afghanistan remains under Taliban control, with no functioning asylum system. Assassinations, arbitrary arrests, and widespread human rights abuses—especially against women and ethnic minorities—persist.”
He warned that the decision would not enhance U.S. security, but would instead tear families apart, destabilize lives, and erode America’s remaining moral credibility on the global stage.
VanDiver emphasized that AfghanEvac and many other advocacy groups are prepared to fight the decision through legal action, lobbying in Congress, and mobilizing public opinion. “We will do everything in our power to oppose this,” he stated.
This reaction follows the announcement by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who said the TPS program for Afghans would officially end on July 12. The status had protected thousands of Afghans from deportation following the fall of Kabul in 2021. 
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