‘America made a PROMISE’: Veterans march in DC AGAINST deporting Afghan wartime allies

The Trump administration is currently tryi. to deport Afghan nationals living in the U .S. back to Afghanistan, now a Taliban-controlled. nation where. Afghans who worked alongside the U .S. military are likely to face violent. A FEDERAL JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED ONE. OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLANNED. DEPORTATION FLIGHTS LAST WEEK. AS ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO CALL FOR PROTECTED STATUS. AND THIS VETERANS DAY, the nonprofit organization. Afghan Evac.

is leading supporters on the promise walk, marching from the Lincoln Memorial to the U .S. Capitol building with a simple demand. Don't deport the the Afghans who acted. as our allies. Let's bring in MSNOW reporter Alex Tabet, who joins us live from the nation's Capitol. Alex, good to see you. What are you learning about those impacted. by this Trump ADMINISTRATION POLICY AND. PLEASE DO UNDERSCORE JUST HOW. DANGEROUS IT WOULD BE IF THEY WERE SENT.

WE'RE HERE WITH VETERANS, AFGHANS AND CONCERNED AMERICAN. CITIZENS WHO ARE DEMANDING THAT. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STOP THESE. DEPORTATION FLOTS. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE. OF THESE VETERANS, SEAN VAN DIVER. SEAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY AND WHY ARE WE MARCHING. TO THE CAPITOL RIGHT NOW? SURE, LISTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR. HAVING ME ON. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE AMERICA MADE. A PROMISE TO OUR AFGHAN WARTIME. ALLIES AND MISSION PARTNERS AND EVERY ONE OF THESE.

PEOPLE BACK. HERE IS HERE SAYING THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE'VE GOT TO STOP WE'VE GOT TO. PASS IT IN THE CONGRESS. BECAUSE THE WHITE HOUSE ISN'T DOING IT AND MAKE SURE. THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE. PROMISES THAT WE MADE TO OUR. AFGHAN ALLIES. AT AFGHAN EVAC, WE'RE DOING THAT EVERY DAY. YOUR VIEWERS CAN GO TO AFGHANEVEC .ORG TO MAKE. SURE TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU, SHAWN. I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A WOMAN NAMED. FLORENCE POUYA. SHE CAME HERE TO THE UNITED STATES. AS A SHE CURRENTLY STUDIES AEROSPACE AT MIT,

SHE WORKED AT NASA THIS SUMMER. FLORENCE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE. DANGERS THAT WOMEN MAY FACE, THE MEN WHO MAY BE DEPORTED TO. AFGHANISTAN AND THE EDUCATIONAL. OPPORTUNITIES. CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT DO YOU THINK. ABOUT THAT? WELL, LOOK, THE SITUATION FOR WOMEN IN. AFGHANASAN. IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN HERE. THEY ARE DENIED FROM THEIR VERY BASIC RIGHTS, including education, working, walking in public without a male chaperon. So sending women who are here for a reason. like advocacy,

working with the government OR JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, BEING IN SOCIAL MEDIA, SO SENDING THEM BACK TO THE TALIBAN OR. AFGHANISTAN IS I THINK A DISASTER BECAUSE. THERE'S A HIGH CHANCE THEY THEY WILL BE ARRESTED, SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIFE HIDING AND THEY. WILL DEFINITELY NOT HAVE THE BASIC RIGHTS. THAT THEY ARE GIVEN TO HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FLORENCE. AND JONATHAN, THOSE ARE THE STEAKS HERE, THAT'S WHY EVERYONE IS HERE TODAY.

JONATHAN? I SEE THE CROWDS THERE, SELECTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING CONGRESSMAN ELECTED. BRAD LANDER FROM NEW YORK, MSNOW'S ALEX TEVETT REPORTING. it live for us at the nation's capital. Alex, thank you so much. Also this Veterans Day, the national nonprofit. organization.