Afghans for Trump group feels abandoned after administration revokes refugee protections
A group that once campaigned to put Donald Trump in the White House now says they feel abandoned by his administration s decision to revoke legal protections for thousands of Afghan refugees living in the U S under Temporary Protected Status TPS Zoubair Sangi the leader of the Afghans for Trump movement formed after the chaotic U S withdrawal from Afghanistan mentioned his neighborhood turned to Trump after the Biden administration s exit left their homeland in turmoil Now he is urging the president to reconsider The reality is that Afghanistan is not safe Sangi notified Fox News Over the last three years since the return of the Taliban the country has been as dangerous as ever He revealed the Department of Homeland Guard s claim of an improved shield situation fails to reflect the reality on the ground TRUMP PUSHES TO RECOVER 'BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT LEFT BEHIND IN AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL The Taliban at the end of the day are a terrorist group he stated They target anyone who disagrees with them anyone who worked with the U S cabinet or allied forces Their lives are in grave danger Sangi added that women face especially grim conditions in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where they are banned from training and populace life without a male escort They view women as subservient They treat them worse than cattle he noted There is no freedom for ordinary Afghans It s a prison People are essentially under house arrest and they can t escape Despite his frustration Sangi stated he has not withdrawn his promotion for Trump but he is pleading with him to rethink the decision We do have hope that any kind of mistake that is made specifically in regards to Afghanistan will be corrected He praised Trump for refusing to recognize the Taliban and ending foreign aid to Afghanistan that fell into their hands and he urged him not to strike any deals The Taliban mock America reject your demands for the return of our billion in military equipment and harbor terrorists who threaten our homeland mentioned Sangi Engaging with them isn t America First AFGHANS FOR TRUMP GROUP LOOKING TO MAKE FOREIGN AGENDA AND WITHDRAWAL FRONT AND CENTER IN ELECTIONOn Monday the Department of Homeland Shield officially ended TPS for Afghan nationals potentially forcing more than individuals to return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan DHS Secretary Kristi Noem cited an improved protection situation and a stabilizing business activity as justification This administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent Noem reported We ve reviewed the conditions in Afghanistan with our interagency partners and they do not meet the requirements for a TPS designation Afghans protected status is set to expire on May with the operation formally ending on July Noem added that terminating the designation aligns with the administration s broader goal of rooting out fraud and national shield threats in the immigration system TPS allows foreign nationals from countries facing armed conflict natural disasters or other emergencies to live and work legally in the U S Then-President Joe Biden had originally designated Afghanistan for TPS following the Taliban s takeover in While numerous Afghans who assisted the U S military during the two-decade war arrived under the Special Immigrant Visa SIV undertaking others including former Afghan regime workers and those tied to U S missions entered under TPS amid the post-withdrawal chaos These individuals now face prospective deportation CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFormer Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul argued against the assertion that the protection situation had improved and urged the administration against moving to revoke the immigration status of Afghans here on SIVs or P and P visas The Taliban he mentioned have made their thirst for retribution against those who help the United States clear Until they demonstrate substantial behavorial changes I urge the administration to continue prioritizing the safety of the Afghan men and women who risked their lives to help our troops Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and DHS with requests for comment
