Thousands of Afghans face expulsion from US as Trump removes protections

Profound concern' as administration says Afghanistan safe to return to despite dangers posed by Taliban regime

Thousands of Afghans who fled to the US as the Taliban grabbed power again in Afghanistan are in mortal dread of being deported back to danger in the coming weeks amid the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.

Many, including some who assisted US forces in Afghanistan before the botched withdrawal by the military in 2021, are contending with threats to their legal status in the US on several fronts.