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Explained: Why Is Pakistan Deporting Over A Million Afghan Migrants?
Pakistan's midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave expired on Thursday, as more than 140,000 migrants, mostly Afghans, were estimated to have left voluntarily.
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Pakistan To Expel Over A Million Illegal Migrants After November 1. Here's Why
Pakistan has asked all undocumented immigrants, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or face deportations.
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Pakistan To Begin Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants From Nov 2: Minister
Pakistan will start a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, from Nov. 2, the caretaker government's interior minister said on Tuesday.
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US To Streamline Immigration Rules For Recent Afghan Arrivals
The US government will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.
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Some Afghans Evacuated From Kabul Struggle To Find Help In US
After Fahima, 30, stepped off a plane at Dulles international airport in Virginia on Aug. 26th, she asked an immigration official what would happen to her next. He shrugged, she said, and told her to find a lawyer.
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Canada To Accept 20,000 Vulnerable Afghans Such As Women Leaders, Human Rights Workers
Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
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Imran Khan To Give Pak Citizenship To Afghan, Bengali Immigrants
Pakistan's new premier Imran Khan has vowed to give citizenship to some Afghan refugees and Bengali immigrants, officials confirmed Monday, granting rights to many who have lived in the country for decades.
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3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
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3 Sikhs Smuggled 69 Afghans In Turbans Into UK: Court
Three British Sikhs helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a 600,000 pounds scam, a court here has been told.
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Youthful Immigrant Lifes In Greece Gets Taste Of Art And Sport
Jawad Ahmadi, an 18-year-old Afghan, reached the island of Lesbos a year ago with his older brother and cousin, believing Greece would be just a temporary stop on his way to Germany.
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Afghan Man Wanted In Connection With Manhattan Bombing Arrested
An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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No Asylum for Afghan Soldier Who Fled Training: US Judge
A US immigration judge has denied asylum for one of three Afghan military officers who fled a training exercise in Massachusetts to avoid returning to his homeland.
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600 Arrested in Pakistan As Part Of Heightened Security Measures
Over 600 people have been arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered during raids by police in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of measures to counter terrorism and improve security.
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Asylum Decision Delayed For Afghan Who Fled US Training
An Afghan military officer who says he'll be targeted by the Taliban if sent home continues to await a decision on whether he can stay in the United States.
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Explained: Why Is Pakistan Deporting Over A Million Afghan Migrants?
Pakistan's midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave expired on Thursday, as more than 140,000 migrants, mostly Afghans, were estimated to have left voluntarily.
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Pakistan To Expel Over A Million Illegal Migrants After November 1. Here's Why
Pakistan has asked all undocumented immigrants, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or face deportations.
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Pakistan To Begin Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants From Nov 2: Minister
Pakistan will start a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, from Nov. 2, the caretaker government's interior minister said on Tuesday.
-
US To Streamline Immigration Rules For Recent Afghan Arrivals
The US government will streamline immigration procedures for recent Afghan arrivals to speed up their resettlement in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.
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Some Afghans Evacuated From Kabul Struggle To Find Help In US
After Fahima, 30, stepped off a plane at Dulles international airport in Virginia on Aug. 26th, she asked an immigration official what would happen to her next. He shrugged, she said, and told her to find a lawyer.
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Canada To Accept 20,000 Vulnerable Afghans Such As Women Leaders, Human Rights Workers
Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.
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US House Approves Bid To Add 8,000 Visas For At-Risk Afghans
The US House of Representatives approved a plan on Thursday to allow an extra 8,000 special immigration visas for Afghans who helped the US and are at risk of retaliation as US troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan after a 20-year war.
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Imran Khan To Give Pak Citizenship To Afghan, Bengali Immigrants
Pakistan's new premier Imran Khan has vowed to give citizenship to some Afghan refugees and Bengali immigrants, officials confirmed Monday, granting rights to many who have lived in the country for decades.
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3 British Sikhs Sentenced To Prison In Immigration Scam Case
Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 6,00,000 pounds scam.
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3 Sikhs Smuggled 69 Afghans In Turbans Into UK: Court
Three British Sikhs helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a 600,000 pounds scam, a court here has been told.
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Youthful Immigrant Lifes In Greece Gets Taste Of Art And Sport
Jawad Ahmadi, an 18-year-old Afghan, reached the island of Lesbos a year ago with his older brother and cousin, believing Greece would be just a temporary stop on his way to Germany.
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Afghan Man Wanted In Connection With Manhattan Bombing Arrested
An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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No Asylum for Afghan Soldier Who Fled Training: US Judge
A US immigration judge has denied asylum for one of three Afghan military officers who fled a training exercise in Massachusetts to avoid returning to his homeland.
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600 Arrested in Pakistan As Part Of Heightened Security Measures
Over 600 people have been arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered during raids by police in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of measures to counter terrorism and improve security.
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Asylum Decision Delayed For Afghan Who Fled US Training
An Afghan military officer who says he'll be targeted by the Taliban if sent home continues to await a decision on whether he can stay in the United States.
