On Monday, dozens of white South African refugees arrived in the United States on a plane chartered by the Trump administration, fast-tracked through the normal refugee resettlement process that typically takes months or longer.
That same day, Ali — an Afghan man who asked Newsweek not to use his full name over fears of being targeted if he's sent home — found out the legal status protecting him and his family from deportation will be terminated by the same administration. The 39-year-old fled his home country with his wife and their six children during the unrest that followed the chaotic U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
"They supported Trump and this administration, and they said: 'This is the one who loves veterans and he'll watch people who supported our veterans or our military overseas', and now after this news that came out a few days ago I mean, there's no word instead of just to call it a textbook betrayal," Safi said, accusing the U.S. of abandoning those who supported it for more than 20 years.
The looming loss of legal status for Afghans is leaving many families in the U.S. with an uncertain future. For Ali, he feels he has to try to reassure his children who still have vivid memories of the dire situation they left behind and now fear for their safety in the U.S.
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