US court blocks Trump administration from revoking Afghans’ protected status

More than 82,000 Afghans had been evacuated after Taliban's takeover and were allowed a temporary parole'

A US appeals court has for now blocked the Trump administration from removing the temporary protective status of thousands of Afghans in the United States, court documents showed on Monday.

An administrative stay on the termination of temporary protected status for Afghans will remain until 21 July, the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit said in an order granting a request from immigration advocacy organization Casa.