Trump’s Unjust and Counterproductive Collective Punishment of Afghan Migrants
Afghan evacuees arrive at Dulles International Airport in September 2021 (Rod Lamkey – CNP/Polaris/Newscom) Yesterday, Afghan migrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot and seriously wounded two National Guard members in Washington, DC. In response, the Trump Administration has “indefinitely” suspended processing of all immigration-related applications by Afghans, including those legally in the US already. The Trump Administration has already been trying to deport many recent Afghan migrants, and this attack may serve a convenient excuse for further actions along these […]