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UN: Afghans face highest global resettlement needs for 2026 as deportation
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR estimates that 2.5 million refugees will need resettlement in 2026, with Afghans as the largest group. Over 393,000 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran and Pakistan this year, TOLO News reported. Afghan citizens are urging better support and education to avoid forced migration.
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Over 200,000 Afghans leave Pakistan amid deportation drive
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Over 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since April amid a government deportation drive. Afghan Citizen Card holders must leave by March 31, 2025, or face deportation. The UN warns rising deportations from Iran and Pakistan strain Afghanistan's fragile systems. Around 3 million Afghans still
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WUC urges global action to halt Uyghur deportations, exposes China's abuse
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued an urgent international appeal to halt the deportation of 48 Uyghur refugees from Thailand to China, warning of grave consequences if the move proceeds, according to a WUC release.
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"Since Jan 2025, 1080 Indians have been deported; 62% have come on commerc
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking in a weekly briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that, "We have close cooperation between India and the United States on migration issues, on deportation of Indian nationals who are either in illegal status there or who travel illegally; we take them back
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"All illegal aliens, book your free flight right now!": President Trump si
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump has signed a novel executive order on Friday (US Local time) which will allow people who have entered into the US illegally to get free flights out of the US. Calling it the "first-ever self-deportation program for illegal aliens", the US President said the order in
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Pakistan frees over 100 Afghan migrants amid Mass Deportations; over 3.4 m
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
In the ongoing crackdown on Afghan migrants, Pakistan released 104 Afghan migrants from its jails, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates of the Interim Government of Afghanistan confirmed on Monday, Khama Press reported.
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Afghan migrants in Pakistan face inhumane treatment, call for support from
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghans reported continued inhumane treatment by Pakistani Police and are now calling for greater support from the Islamic Emirates as they face deportations, Pakistan news site Tolo News reported.
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Afghan migrants in Pakistan decry mistreatment, continued arrests amid dep
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan migrants reported continued arrests and mistreatment by the Pakistan as they face deportations, Tolo News reported.
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow deportations under alter
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Following the Supreme Court's order, the US Justice Department argued that the justices should deny the request to halt deportations under the controversial wartime authority provided by the Alien Enemies Act.
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UN experts urge Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations, warn of rights viola
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
UN human rights experts have urged Pakistan to immediately stop the mass deportation and forced return of Afghan nationals, warning of serious rights violations amid the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. They called on Islamabad to uphold international obligations and protect vulnerabl
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Uyghur deportation puts Thailand-EU trade talks at risk
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Thailand's Committee on Economic Development is assessing the impact of Uyghur deportations on free trade talks with the EU. Officials and business representatives discussed potential delays to the FTA and risks to Thailand's OECD ambitions amid EU condemnation.
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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