U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution NYT - World By: Pranav BaskarοΌ Hamed Aleaziz and Elian Peltier 30 October 2026 at 16:43 The Trump administration plans to fly the Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they are expected to be expelled over the border to Afghanistan. Β© Tomas Munita for The New York TimesAt a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistanβs capital, in July.