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  "id": 17524493,
  "title": "US to deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to Kabul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/us-to-deport-150-afghan-immigrants-back-to-kabul",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041293/us-to-deport-150-afghan-immigrants-back-to-kabul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Trump administration intends to deport over 150 Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan via Pakistan, according to US media reports. Advocacy groups warn that this action could put their lives at risk. In 2021, President Trump imposed travel bans on several countries, including Afghanistan, as part of a comprehensive immigration crackdown. He also sought to end deportation protections for certain Afghans, including those granted special immigrant visas after the Taliban's takeover in August 2021. More than 150 Afghan immigrants are anticipated to be deported in this latest round, The New York Times reported on Friday, based on information from three unnamed US officials. The first flight could depart as early as Monday. Some of those expected to be deported are relatives of Afghans who supported the US military in Afghanistan before the fall of Kabul, according to AfghanEvac, an organization aiding former Afghan allies. Although the US cannot directly arrange deportations to Afghanistan, officials told the Times that Pakistan will manage the expulsion to its neighboring country.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan via Pakistan, US media reported, a move advocacy groups say could endanger their lives. Trump last year issued travel bans for a number of countries, including Afghanistan, as part of a broad immigration crackdown, and sought to end deportation protections for Afghans, some of…",
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        "title": "Trump administration to deport 150 Afghan refugees to Afghanistan via Pakistan",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T05:18:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US to deport 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T12:30:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US to deport over 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan via Pakistan; advocates warn of danger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/us-to-deport-over-150-afghan-immigrants-back-to-afghanistan-via",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:24:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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