Afghans in Pakistan say resettlement hopes dashed after US froze visa applications

ISLAMABAD: Afghans stranded in Pakistan while awaiting US resettlement said on Thursday Washington’s decision to pause immigration applications has shattered their expectations of relocation and left them vulnerable to possible mass deportations by Islamabad. The policy, announced by the Trump administration earlier this week, halts processing of green cards, citizenship petitions and Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) from 19 countries already under a partial travel ban, including Afghanistan and Somalia.

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