The US government announced on Monday (12) the end of the temporary protection that shielded Afghans from being deported, considering that security in the country governed by the Taliban has improved. Afghanistan is facing severe economic problems since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, as well as the second-worst humanitarian crisis in the world, after Sudan, according to the UN. One-third of the population, or around 15 million people, is suffering from hunger, and one in four young people is unemployed, a crisis that may worsen due to the announcement of the suspension of US aid, made in January. According to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan expires on May 20, and the cancellation will take effect on July 12. She believes that the security situation has improved and that the country's economy is in the process of stabilization. Noem emphasized that there are beneficiaries who have been investigated for fraud and who pose a threat to public and national security. The TPS protects against deportation and guarantees the right to work. It is granted to foreigners who cannot return to their countries safely due to war, natural disaster, or other extraordinary condition. According to the AfghanEvac NGO, around 11,000 Afghans are protected by the TPS in the United States. The decision is not based on reality, but on politics, protested the NGO's president, Shawn VanDiver, a US Army veteran. There are still killings, arbitrary arrests, and continuous human rights violations, mainly against women and ethnic minorities. What the government did today was to betray people who risked their lives for the United States, built lives here, and believed in our promises. The United States granted thousands of Afghans - including many who worked with the US Army or the deposed Afghan government - special immigration visas after the Taliban regained power. Trump took measures to eliminate the TPS for citizens of several countries, including Haiti and Venezuela.
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