The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new travel ban—including Afghanistan.

Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders are exempt from the ban.
Afghans can still apply for SIV status.

But let’s be clear: tens of thousands of others are now blocked from entry. 🧵 This order does not end the SIV program.
If you’re eligible, you can still apply and move through the process.

But if you’re:
•A family member of an evacuee
•A humanitarian parolee
•A P-1/P-2 refugee
•Separated from loved ones already in the U.S.

You’re now stuck.

The Trump Administration just eliminated the only office in government solely focused on Afghan relocation: the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE).

Another #AfghanEvac 🧵 with some important info below👇 Buried on page 7 of the State Department reorg plan, CARE’s functions are “transferred” to a lower-level office.

But there’s no clarity on whether relocation flights will continue or if the mission is being quietly ended.

🚨 #BREAKING: The U.S. just announced the termination of TPS for Afghanistan, effective July 12, 2025.

Over 11,000 Afghans—many of whom fled Taliban rule and helped U.S. forces—will lose legal protection. A quick @AfghanEvac 🧵
.@DHSgov @SecNoem says Afghanistan no longer meets TPS criteria due to “improved security and economy.”

Let’s be honest:
🇦🇫 The Taliban is still in power.
🤐 Women are banned from school and work.
🚫 There’s no real freedom or protection.

🚨 MAJOR Court win for Afghan allies — IF the admin complies.

Judge orders U.S. to resume refugee processing for Afghans w/
✔️ Approved USRAP case
✔️ Cleared travel
✔️ Confirmed travel plans (as of Jan 20)

Timeline posted in photos -- Court order linked in #AfghanEvac 🧵below.
The case is Pacito v. Trump—a challenge brought by @IRAP to Executive Order 14163, which suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

The court had already blocked the EO for a narrow group of Afghans. This new order forces the gov to actually follow that ruling.

The FY26 budget proposal drops the hammer on refugee programs.

It doesn’t name “CARE” or “Enduring Welcome”—but make no mistake: this is a roadmap to end both.

Let’s break it down in another #AfghanEvac 🧵👇 The budget slashes $3.2B from refugee and humanitarian accounts.

It collapses long-standing programs like Migration & Refugee Assistance (MRA), ERMA, and International Disaster Assistance into a new “IHA” account—fully at the discretion of the President.

USCIS just responded to our February 15 letter on Afghan allies. Their answer? “Our hands are tied.”

Let me walk you through what’s going on—and why this matters for anyone who believes in keeping America’s word.

Another #AfghanEvac 🧵👇 Back in February, we wrote to @StateDept, @DHSgov, and @DeptofDefense asking them to restart #EnduringWelcome, issue exemptions for Afghans to #EO14163, restart resettlement, and make clear their intentions for our #WartimeAllies.

You can see the letter attached here.

🚨URGENT🚨
Many Afghans who came to the U.S. through various types of parole have received notices that their parole has been terminated and that they have 7 days to leave the country.
#AfghanEvac 🧵below: whatever you do, do not leave the country without talking to a lawyer. No official announcement has been made, and no litigation has been filed to date.
These notices are also being sent to attorneys and U.S. citizen family members.
We are asking @DHSgov to issue a statement clarifying policy related to all types of Afghans.

🚨 UPDATE: The U.S. government is still undermining the court order to resume refugee admissions. Thousands of Afghan allies & other vulnerable refugees remain stranded. Here's what the latest #PacitovsTrump court filing reveals.

Another #AfghanEvac🧵 On Feb 25, a federal judge ordered the Trump admin to resume refugee processing after they tried to shut down USRAP with EO14163—stranding tens of thousands of vulnerable people, including Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S. AND family of active duty U.S. military.

Over the last several hours, @StateDept has been kicking Afghan allies out of USG funded housing in Kabul.

This is premature, if in fact this pause is just temporary. It’s shameful no matter what.

These folks were told that they would be moving on to new lives in the U.S.

These aren’t random Afghans. Some are security vetted allies awaiting travel to attend their interviews.

The @StateDept told them they would be moving on to new lives.

They sold their things and said their goodbyes.

Now they’re being evicted, before permanent decisions.

CARE was made a permanent part of the government and put under @State_SCA so that it would be able to continue until the job was complete.

Security was the top priority. Extraordinary vetting for both SIV and USRAP processing is a mainstay of ENDURING WELCOME.

It took time for the infrastructure that made ENDURING WELCOME function to be built, tested, and refined.

But for the first time in our history, we were keeping our promises to wartime allies as a matter of policy.

It’s Friday and a lot is going on in the world.

I don’t have any good news but I committed to keeping advocates and #Afghans informed, so I’m back with an #AfghanEvac update 🧵 Executive Orders 14163 (USRAP) and 14169 (Foreign Aid) are still impacting #EnduringWelcome relocations negatively. They’ve completely stopped.

And now, @StateDept is coming up with plans to make the pause permanent.

Our press conference has more.

🚨 Breaking News 🚨

The @statedept is exploring plans to permanently shut down #EnduringWelcome, the policy for Afghan allies who fought alongside American forces.

No decision has been made yet, but it isn't looking good.

🧵 Another #AfghanEvac thread This just in: @JonathanLanday from @Reuters is reporting that @StateDept is exploring options to shut down Afghan relocations.

reuters.com/world/office-o…

#BREAKING: Tonight, a federal judge just issued a temporary restraining order on Executive Order 14169, which paused all congressionally appropriated foreign assistance funding pending review.
This is the EO that stopped SIV relocation operations.
A 🧵on what we know so far:

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1890232989424209921

This is a temporary restraining order (TRO), meaning it is not a final ruling but immediately stops parts of the executive order from being implemented until further court proceedings.
Some key takeaways below.

Did you see this headline about some state department personal services contracts (PSCs) being ordered canceled?

Well, that’s another thing that will absolutely grind to a halt #EnduringWelcome relocations of our #Afghan allies.

Another #AfghanEvac explainer 🧵 This week, @StateDept leadership announced they would ending PSC contracts by not entering into new ones and not extending the existing contracts.

They believe these to be bad, and that’s a policy decision for them to make, but the impact is important.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

🚨 Rent is Due Today 🚨
The foreign aid pause doesn’t just harm wartime allies still waiting for safety—it threatens the future of refugees and allies who have recently arrived.

Let’s talk about what happens when resettlement funding dries up in another #AfghanEvac 🧵 Resettlement agencies rely on federal funds to help newly arrived allies find housing, jobs, & access basic services.
A pause means these programs stop functioning, leaving families stranded without support.

This waiver from @secrubio does not allow for Afghan relocation operations to resume for a few reasons, which I will detail below. 🧵

https://twitter.com/humeyra_pamuk/status/1884380957739999389

First — It strictly limits Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) funds to “core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter, and subsistence assistance” and repatriation to a third country—not relocation to the U.S.

Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. and are now persecuted cannot access safety if pathways are closed, suspended, or defunded.

We must act to protect those who risked everything for our shared values.

Here’s how we can restore relocation for Afghans. 🧵👇 #AfghanEvac First, we need to allow Afghans to be processed through all refugee referral mechanisms:
•P-1 and P-2 referrals
•P-3 family reunification
•P-4 private sponsorship
These pathways are already outlined in Section 3(b) of the Executive Order on U.S. Refugee Admissions.

🚨BREAKING: @POTUS new executive order on #ForeignAid appears to have paused all Afghan relocation and resettlement programs, INCLUDING #SIV, we hope unintentionally.
Here's what we know so far, and what we're doing about it. 🧵 whitehouse.gov/presidential-a… At the end of the day today, a Friday, @stateprm notified resettlement agencies and other grant recipients that their funding had been suspended.

Here is the email and below I'll lay out what it means.

I’m here with an #AfghanEvac 🧵containing some facts about #wartimeallies.

First: the term “wartime allies” refers to both #SIVs and Refugees.

IMPORTANT: SIVs are not impacted by the refugee executive order, may be impacted by others. Refugees are impacted. Special Immigrant Visa (#SIV) applicants and recipients who worked directly with U.S. forces in roles such as interpreters and advisors.
- Interpreters
- Drivers
- Advisors
- More

It has been a chaotic and insane few days, quite similar to what it felt like during August 2021, so I wanted to put together a 🧵 with everything we know about the #USRAP Executive Order that @realdonaldtrump signed. #AfghanEvac

Here we go. Here is the direct text. As you can see it was SUPPOSED to take effect on Jan 27, 2025. It seems like they decided to move on it early. I have NEVER seen the Federal government accomplish a task early.

whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

The U.S. made a promise to Afghans who stood by us during decades of war.
As @realDonaldTrump, @JDVance, and @michaelgwaltz face day 1 decisions about continuing #Afghan relocations, the consequences of inaction are dire.
I'm going to break this down on behalf of #AfghanEvac. 🧵 We’ve already sent a letter to them and to Congressional leadership outlining these concerns and urging both action and nuance.

You can find the letter live at .

Here’s why this issue cannot wait:afghanevac.org/transition-let…