Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in the UAE since Taliban takeover in 2021
Trump, a Republican who promised a far-reaching immigration crackdown, suspended refugee resettlement after he took office in January. In April, the Trump administration terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans in the US.
'I will try to save them, starting right now,'
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that linked to an article on the Afghans held in limbo there.
Trump cited website Just the News as saying that
UAE officials were preparing to hand over some Afghan refugees to the
Taliban . Reuters has not confirmed the report.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The UAE, a close security partner of the
United States , agreed in 2021 to temporarily house several thousand Afghans evacuated from Kabul as the Taliban ousted the US-backed government during the final stages of the US-led withdrawal.
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