Atlanta’s Afghan community is bracing for deportations as the Trump administration allows a Biden-era protection to expire this week.
Nearly 2,000 Afghans moved to metro Atlanta in the aftermath of the U.S. military pulling out of Afghanistan in 2021. They received something called Temporary Protected Status, which provides status and work authorization to nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem terminated TPS for the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan because she said the country’s security situation has improved and the economy is stabilizing. The country’s TPS expires on May 20 and will fully be terminated on July 14.
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