Christian Afghans May Be Exempted From Deportation

Politico reports:

Trump administration officials have discussed allowing some Afghan refugees to remain in the United States, days after a group of potentially vulnerable migrants from the war-torn country received emails from Customs and Border Protection revoking their humanitarian parole status.

The policy discussions come as prominent Christian leaders and nonprofit organizations have pressed the White House to protect what they say is a group of hundreds of at-risk Christian Afghan refugees — still a fraction of the thousands potentially facing deportation in the months ahead.

The leaders argued they could face persecution if returned to Afghanistan, which has reverted to Taliban control after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021 — agreed to by President Donald Trump in his first term and executed by President Joe Biden.

Read the full article. Franklin Graham is behind this.

NEW: Trump admin discussed possible exemptions for some Afghans facing deportation — as Christian leaders, incl. Franklin Graham, push for POTUS to protect Christian refugees. Likely to see a push for Christian Afghans to apply for asylum https://t.co/qWKONUnOoz w/ @jake__traylor

— Myah Ward (@MyahWard) April 25, 2025