As many as 1.5 million people entered the United States illegally last year, officials say. The Texas state, bordering Mexico, authorised its police force to apprehend those who entered the US illegally. Local judges have also been granted the authority to deport illegal asylum seekers. Despite all these measures, the number of asylum seekers continues More
Five Afghan migrants’ bodies have been found on the Poland-Belarus border, media reports said on Sunday. The bodies of the migrants were taken to a hospital in Belarus by security personnel, Azadi Radio reported. A member of the Afghan Council in Belarus said the corpses had been in the hospital over the last few days More
Turkish police have arrested 69 illegal Afghan immigrants in northwestern Canakkale province, a media report said on Thursday. Anatolia news agency said Turkish police arrested 70 illegal immigrants including 69 Afghans and one Iranian in different areas of Canakkale province. Turkish Coast Guard also arrested 36 illegal Afghan refugees from a rubber boat in Ayvajik More
Pakistan has forcibly deported hundreds of Afghans awaiting relocation to the United States, alleges an America-based organisation. ‘Afghan Evac’ authority said on Tuesday. After the August 2021 political change in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans left for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in the hope of relocation to the United States. The AfghanEvac, comprised of multiple More
The Pakistani government has announced that undocumented Afghans awaiting paperwork to resettle to a third country will be allowed to stay in Pakistan for two more months, according to a media report on Friday. The extension of the deadline on Wednesday from the end of this year to February 29 comes amid Pakistan’s drive to More
Canada evacuated 345 Afghan nationals in a charter flight from Pakistan to Toronto, The Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship authority said on Friday. “Today, 345 Afghan nationals arrived in Toronto on a charter flight from Pakistan. They will continue their journey to approximately 47 communities across Canada, including Edmonton, St. John’s and Winnipeg. Canada has More
Pakistan has once again ruled out any change in its policy on deporting undocumented foreigners, mainly Afghan nationals. Senior Pakistani officials outlined the stance during meetings with US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West, who ended his two-day trip to Islamabad on Saturday. The envoy assured Pakistan of support from the Biden administration for its campaign against TTP fighters from across the Durand Line. However, Afghanistan has repeatedly denied sheltering the Pakistani militants on its More
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has criticized Islamabad’s decision on the expulsion of illegal Afghan refugees. Khan wrote in his X handle: “1.5 million refugees are not much of a burden for a nation of 250 million people. There is a fear of a permanent rift in the long-standing relationship between the two countries, More
About 333 Afghan nationals reached Winnipeg on a charter flight from Pakistan, says the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Marc Miller wrote on his X handle: “Today, 333 Afghan nationals arrived in Winnipeg on a charter flight from Pakistan. They will continue their journey to approximately 33 communities across Canada, including Edmonton, Ottawa, and Toronto.” Last More
The head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Doha and a British diplomat have discussed bilateral ties, economic projects and the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Sohail Shaheen announced his meeting with Robert C Dickson, the UK charge d’affaires to Afghanistan, on his X handle on Sunday night. They discussed bilateral ties, economic More
