DHS Grants New Legal Protection to Afghans in US; Biden Admin Deems Afghans in US Ineligible for Deportation; Gives ‘Temporary’ Amnesty to 75K Afghans in U.S. Despite Vetting Failures, and related stories

DHS grants new legal protection to Afghans in U.S.:

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Wednesday he will grant Temporary Protected Status to many Afghans already in the U.S., giving them a new level of status.

TPS confers key benefits like work permits to migrants, allowing them a chance to put down roots in society. As a tentative legal status, it also blocks deportations, though the Biden administration had already halted removals to Afghanistan after the country’s takeover by the Taliban last year.

Homeland Security said “ongoing armed conflict” involving the Taliban and attacks by Islamic State-Khorasan have left the country too unstable for people to be forced to return.

“This TPS designation will help to protect Afghan nationals who have already been living in the United States from returning to unsafe conditions,” Mr. Mayorkas said.

He said the status will help “trusted partners” who helped support the U.S. war effort over the last two decades.

But critics said the designation is proof that many of those the U.S. brought out of Afghanistan in last year’s chaotic airlift were not actually the translators and support staff who assisted the military. —>READ MORE HERE

Biden administration deems Afghans in US ineligible for deportation:

The Biden administration will not deport citizens of Afghanistan who are living in the United States without legal permission, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the implementation of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the country, allowing them to be protected from deportation and given the ability to work for the next 18 months. The policy means that Afghans brought to the U.S. in the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, many of whom didn’t go through a formal process and weren’t fully vetted, will not be in line for removal.

“This TPS designation will help to protect Afghan nationals who have already been living in the United States from returning to unsafe conditions,” Mayorkas said in a statement. “Under this designation, TPS will also provide additional protections and assurances to trusted partners and vulnerable Afghans who supported the U.S. military, diplomatic, and humanitarian missions in Afghanistan over the last 20 years.” —>READ MORE HERE

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