The Trump administration is preparing a deportation flight that could send more than 150 Afghan nationals out of the United States through Pakistan — with many expected to be transferred onward into Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
The flight could leave Louisiana as early as Monday, November 2, according to current reporting and federal court records. Those records show at least one Afghan national was scheduled for removal to Pakistan “with further transport onward to Afghanistan.”
The Associated Press reports that U.S. officials confirmed the operation in sealed court documents. The administration has not publicly announced the flight, and the Department of Homeland Security says it does not discuss future removal operations because of operational-security concerns.
The AP placed the expected passenger count above 150 and reported that the charter could depart from Louisiana. Pakistan would be the listed destination even though court records describe further transport onward to Afghanistan.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen warned that the group may include women, children and relatives of Afghans who supported American forces:
The people facing removal do not all share the same legal history. Reporting indicates the group may include those with final deportation orders, people whose asylum claims were denied, and others whose temporary protections were ended.
Some entered across the southern border, while others have lived in the United States for years.
The legal facts of each case matter. It remains unclear how many people on the planned flight have active appeals, pending claims, or court protections against being returned to Afghanistan.
That uncertainty is one reason lawyers and veterans’ groups are demanding more transparency before the plane leaves.
ABC News reviewed a federal filing showing Pakistan as the first destination, followed by onward transport to Afghanistan. The outlet also reported that some detainees are relatives of Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. military during America’s 20-year war.
That distinction raises the stakes beyond a routine immigration-enforcement flight. Family connections to American wartime partners can create an obvious danger if Pakistani authorities move those passengers across the border into Taliban custody.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal framed the dispute as a question of whether America will keep promises made to wartime allies:
Pakistan is a critical part of the controversy. The United States does not maintain normal diplomatic relations with the Taliban government, making direct removals to Afghanistan difficult.
Pakistan, meanwhile, has already expelled or pressured millions of Afghans to return across the border since 2023.
The practical result, critics argue, is that a flight officially bound for Pakistan may function as a flight to Afghanistan with an extra stop.
AfghanEvac, a coalition led by veterans and advocates who assisted Afghan allies after the 2021 withdrawal, says detainees were moved from facilities around the country to Louisiana ahead of the planned charter. The group says some people were told they were going to Pakistan while others were told Afghanistan, and it is pressing the government to identify the destination and honor all court orders.
A same-day post circulating ABC’s reporting underscored that relatives of people who worked with American forces may be among those scheduled for removal:
The administration’s position is that people without lawful status can be removed and that nations have a right to enforce their immigration laws.
DHS has kept the passenger list and flight details out of public view.
The government’s authority to deport someone does not erase court orders protecting that person from transfer to a country where torture or persecution is likely. Every individual case must be handled on its own facts, especially when the proposed route could place someone back under Taliban control.
The next few days will reveal whether the charter leaves as planned, whether courts intervene, and whether the administration provides clearer answers about who is aboard and where they will ultimately be taken.
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