- The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to deport around 150 Afghans from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they are expected to be expelled to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
- Aid groups and human rights lawyers warn that those scheduled for removal, including family members of U.S. military allies and an LGBTQ+ individual, face severe risks of torture and execution.
- Advocates criticized the route through Pakistan as a legally dubious workaround to force vulnerable refugees back into active danger zones.
- The planned flight follows the administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status for more than 11,000 Afghans, citing improved security conditions under Taliban rule.
- Reports indicate the administration is also preparing a separate deportation flight to return Iranian political dissidents to Iran.
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