Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation

Homeland Security is removing protections that kept some Afghans from deportation

Temporary protections allowing nearly 12,000 Afghans to work in the U.S. and avoid deportation are expiring

Afghan refugees who returned after fleeing Iran to escape deportation and conflict line up at a UNHCR facility near the Islam Qala crossing in western Herat province, Afghanistan, on Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)