US Judge Pauses Deportation of Detained Afghans
A US judge has temporarily blocked planned removals of detained Afghans to Afghanistan or Pakistan. The pause lasts until Saturday. Advocates and lawmakers had warned that people sent back could face persecution, torture or death, and the order responds to those concerns.
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Context: Many Afghans in the US arrived after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, and the debate over sending people back there or to Pakistan has been ongoing in US courts and Congress.
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