The May 12 announcement from the Administration to terminate protections for Afghans is a betrayal of those who put their lives on the line to defend the United States and a failure to recognize the dire conditions in Afghanistan that threaten the lives of many.
On May 13, the Administration published an official notice to the Federal Register declaring the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. This decision will impact over 11,000 Afghan beneficiaries under the program, stripping them of work authorization and protection from deportation after July 14, 2025.
“Without TPS, thousands of our Afghan Allies are at risk of being sent back to imminent danger—threatening their lives and those of their families,” said USCRI President and CEO Eskinder Negash. “This decision is not only a failure of our commitments, it directly contradicts U.S. intelligence and humanitarian assessments of conditions in Afghanistan.”
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