"On social media, the U.S. government announced: "Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols." That comes after two national guards were shot, allegedly by Afghan national, who was in the United States legally. "What we are now seeing is deeply concerning. Collective punishment based on identity or nationality,""
""I am talking to family and friends who are worried to go to (an Afghan) grocery store. They are worried to go to the mosque. They are concerned they may be rounded up," says Mojadedi. Fremont's Afghan community has been a target before. In May, Afghans here legally on humanitarian parolee visas, received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security, telling them to go back. Earlier this month, Fremont officials confirmed ICE agents did door knocks in a predominately Afghan neighborhood."
The Bay Area Afghan community condemns the shooting of two National Guard troops while warning that the broader Afghan population is being demonized and unfairly held accountable. The U.S. government announced an immediate, indefinite halt to processing immigration requests for Afghan nationals pending security and vetting reviews. The alleged shooter was an Afghan national who was in the United States legally. Community members report fear of xenophobia, racism, and collective punishment, including reluctance to visit grocery stores and mosques. Fremont Afghans previously received DHS letters urging them to return and experienced ICE door-knocks in predominantly Afghan neighborhoods. Local activists and analysts describe the backlash as discriminatory and unprecedented.
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