The Trump administration ended the exile protection for the Afghans, citing Taliban-era tourism

The Trump administration on Monday terminated the temporary protected situation (TPS) officially for Afghan citizens in the US, stating that better circumstances in Afghanistan run by Taliban no longer justify such human security. This step is ready to influence thousands of Afghans who fled the country after America. Return in 2021.Homeland’s Security Secretary Christie Nom defended the decision, saying, “The administration is returning TPS in its original temporary intention. There is a better security situation in Afghanistan, and its stable economy now prevents them from returning to their home country.” He argued that Afghanistan’s security and economy had stabilized to an extent, which justified the protection of rescue. “The number of people required this year has increased to 23.7 million, in the previous year’s report reported a shortage from more than 29 million Afghan citizens,” he wrote in an analysis published in the Federal Register.The safety will formally end on July 12, providing a 60-day window, legal minimum before the end. More than 14,000 Afghans are still under TPS, while others have received asylum or special immigrant visas (SIVs), reported CBS News.Critics have condemned the move as careless and politically operated. “This policy change will protect us, it will separate families, destabilize life and what is left from our moral credibility,” said Shaun Vandivar, president of AdvocC Group #Afghanevac, quoting The Hill, and what is left from our moral credibility. “Afghanistan continues to face human conditions under the Taliban rule. The 2023 US State Department report cited extensive food insecurity, systematic gender-based violence and oppression of religious minorities and LGBTQ persons. The United Nations also warned that forced returns were deteriorating the humanitarian crisis, with pressure in the already spreading systems with “the large -scale returns of its citizens”.Despite these warnings, Secretary Nom pointed out the increase in Chinese tourism and enhance large -scale struggles as a “peaceful” progress. However, groups such as Afghan-American Foundation have expressed deep disappointment. In a statement quoted by Hill, Joseph Azam, president of the group’s board, said, “The sacrifices made in the service of the US mission in Afghanistan were not temporary; The security we provide should also be permanent.”Further dispute surrounded the announcement time. Homeland Security admitted that NOEM had ended TPS effectively on 31 March, but only publicly revealed weeks later. A non -profit Casa Inc.Meanwhile, the decision indicates allegations of racial bias, welcoming a group of white South African refugees in the US. US President Trump claimed that these refugees, primarily Africans, faced “massacre”, although South African courts had rejected such claims.According to Politico, the administration is also considering exemption for Christian Afghans amid lobbying from confidence-based groups.Immigration advocates argue that TPS rollbacks are part of widespread push by the Trump administration to reduce security for weak groups. According to CBS News, TPS security for Venezuela and Hiteian is also under threat.Krishi O’Ara Vignrajah, the head of the global refuge, called the Afghan decision “a morally uncertain betrayal of colleagues and warned it” would be a completely unconscious stain on our country’s reputation, “said Axios.